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Vocabulary, Ch. 11-14:  I, Juan de Pareja


Complete the missing definitions. 
Circle or highlight the prepositional phrase in each example. ( 2 have none.)
Use each word in a sentence.  Minimum sentence length is ten words.
Detailed directions

 

1. stupor
(noun):  ___________________________________________

p. 133:  I was at my wit’s end, and Master would not speak at all, but lay in a kind of despairing stupor.

2. fervor (noun):  ___________________________________________

p. 134:  I remained to pray a whole Rosary, with the greatest fervor and love.

3. dignity (_______): _________________________________________

p. 141:  He wanted, he said, that look of dignity, with a hint of reserve.

4. solemn (_______):  deeply earnest, serious, and sacred

p. 151:  Master had given me his solemn promise, that he would give me whatever I asked.

5. treachery (noun):  ___________________________________________

p. 155:  Master has never even suspected and has had nothing to do with my treachery.

6. endure (verb): To carry on despite hardships, suffer patiently without yielding; also, to last a long time

p. 155  I am willing to endure whatever punishment you mete out to me.

7. resent (_______):  _________________________________________

p. 161:  I could not feel grateful in my heart, for deep inside me I resented being bound. ... I was a slave and had to do their will.

8. consult (verb): _____________________________________________

p. 165:  He would have to consult with the architects, the builders, the tailors and dressmakers.

9. disperse (verb):  to drive off or scatter in different directions

p. 166:  Swarms of mosquitoes were dispersed by the heat of the sun.

10. grieve (_______):  to be sorrowful or mourn because of a loss

p. 175:  I walked about, grieving over some changes, but rejoicing to find so much the same.


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