Vocabulary from Part 1
Before you read Part one of the book, Cry the Beloved Country, there are a few tricky vocabulary words that you need to know. You will encounter these words while you are reading the book.
Word:
1. kloof 2. veld 3. lorry 4. forlorn 5. bracken 6. agapanthus 7. watsonia 8. arum 9. dell 10. wattle 11. vanity 12. kraal 13. dongas 14. municipality 15. trams 16. stipend 17. bereaved 18. jacarandas 19. seclusion 20. bereft |
Definition:
A ravine or a valley with sides that are steep. An open, country grassland located in southern Africa. A large motor truck Unhappy, lonely, and hopeless. A type of coarse ferns. A landscape flower that flourishes in warm-winter weather. A bugle lily that is in the Iris family and lives in South Africa. A genus of about 25 species of flowering plants native to northern Africa. A small wooded valley. A number of rods staked or interwoven to form a fence. Pride in one's appearance. An enclosure for cattle or livestock. A ravine that has been eroded away A city or town that has its own local government A streetcar A regular payment as a salary To be greatly saddened by the death or the wrongdoing of a loved one Any different type of tropical plant that belongs to the genus Jacaranda The act of secluding or isolation, or being secluded (The past tense of bereave) To deprive or to make desolate |
A Worksheet On the Vocabulary for Part 1
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References:
1. Webster's New World Compact Desk Dictionary and Style Guide