The pearl vocabulary, by John Steinbeck. All chapters

parable

short moral story

dank

wet, damp

feinted

pretned/fake

pulque

a Mexican originated drink, made from agave plants

plaintively

sadly, mournfully, expressing sorrow

lymphatic

fluid with lymph in it

bougainvillea

tropical vines or leaves

indigent

poor

estuary

river mouth, where a current meats the sea

lateen

a boat with a sail

bulwark

protection from external danger or harm

poultice

soft moist mass applied to the body

undulating

waving/wavy

hummock

elevated land, aka a mound

speculatively

conjecture, abstract thinking/outside the box

judicious

wise and or fair

semblence

looks, appearance

precipitated

produced, made

distillate

concentrated amount of substance

lucent

clear, translucent, bright

subjugation

defeat, make something submissive or subservient

dissembling

deceive, false or fake appearance

furtive

secret, stealthily

cozened

cheated, trickery, deceiving

contemptuous

expressing distain towards something, in/with a scornful manner

collusion

secret plan for evil intentions, conspiring

coagulating

a fluid changing thickness, adding mass

countenanced

approve, supported

insubstantial

imaginary, not true

ramparts

fortifications to defend

searing

to burn, char

skirled

shriek, scream, yell

exhiliration

stimulating, makes your heart race

interval

period of time, or between it

edifice

larger building structures typically

keening

mournful sounds, wailing for the dead

covert

to hide or have concealed

guttural

hoarse, throaty or harsh

monolithic

larger blocks of stone of which somethings made of

foliage

vegetation, plant leaves

freshet

fresh stream of water going into the sea

escarpment

slope, very long or steep amount of land

petulant

cranky, irritated

germane

related or relevant to something

malignant

All evil, deadly, dangerous- to any degree or effect or influence