The Pearl Chapter 4-6 Vocab

lethargy

lack of energy; sluggishness

benign

kind and gentle, harmless

countenance

a person's face or facial expression

station

a person's social, economic, and cultural position or status within society

contemptuous

Feeling hatred; scornful

skirled

make a shrill, wailing sound

exhilaration

a feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation

keening

a wailing lament for the dead

edifice

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

stifling

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

guttural

produced in the throat; harsh; rasping; throaty

petulant

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

covert

hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place

sentinel

A sentry; one who keeps watch, a guard

escarpment

a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface, seperates 2 landforms