Durkin Pearl Vocab

Apprehensive,adjective

In fear or dread of possible evil or harm; nervous.

Avarice,noun

Excessive desire for wealth or gain; greed.

Contempt,noun

A feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect.

Cozened,verb

To deceive or cheat.

Curtly,adverb

In a way that is rudely short.

Disparagement,noun

The act of insulting.

Dissemble,
verb

To disguise.

Entrance,verb

To put into a trance; to attract something or someone so that you have his/her full attention.

Gloat,verb

To brag.

Incandescence,noun

The quality or state of being strikingly bright, radiant, or clear.

Indigent,adjective

Suffering from extreme poverty.

Insubstantial,adjective

Weak; flimsy; lacking substance.

Irresolution,noun

The state of being undecided or showing uncertainty.

Judicious,adjective

Showing good judgement.

Lethargy,noun

Abnormal drowsiness.

Monolithic,adjective

Huge; massive.

Plaintively,adverb

In a way that expresses suffering

Spurn,verb

To reject with disdain or contempt

Subjugation,noun

Disrespect; belittlement

Wrench,verb

To pull or twist something or someone suddenly and violently. (Not the tool!)