The Pearl Vocab- Chapters 4-6

Lethargy

lack of energy; sluggishness

Benign

mild, not cancerous

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

sounded shrill or piercing; shrieked

Exhilaration

a feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation

Keening

wail in grief for a dead person

Edifice

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

Stifling

Very hot or stuffy; suffocating

Guttural

produced in the throat; harsh; rasping; throaty

Petulant

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Covert

(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place

Sentinel

guard; sentry

Escarpment

a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface