Cry, The Beloved Country 1. Mute- (adjective) - Refraining From

Cry, the Beloved Country 1. Mute- (adjective) - refraining from speech or temporarily speechless; not expressed in speech; characterized by an absence of sound; quiet. a. Sentence: Then she sat down at his table, and put her head on it, and was silent, with the patient suffering of black women, with the suffering of oxen, with the suffering of any that are mute. (Page 40) b. My sentence: As the pastor was praying, all in the room were mute. 2. Gravely- (adverb)- giving cause of alarm; serious a. Sentence- Msimangu said gravely, yes she is very sick. (page 53) b. My Sentence- Amy said gravely, my mom is very ill. 3. Articulately- (adverb)- having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently a. Sentence- Inarticulately he strokes her face, his heart filled with pity (page 61) b. My Sentence- I didn’t know how to articulate my feelings; they were just beyond words. 4. Reconciled- (verb)- restore friendly relations between a. Sentence- And thus reconciled, they say hand in hand (page 61) b. My Sentence- She wanted to be reconciled with her father 5. Stipend- (noun)- a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance a. Sentence- To save ten pounds from the stipend of eight pounds a month takes much patience and time, especially for a parson, who must dress in good black clothes. (Page 64) b. My sentence- In addition he received a yearly stipend for supervising a national lottery. 6. Irresolute- (adjective)- showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain. a. Sentence- so getting no peace, she rose irresolute, and went to a room behind, and after some time she returned with the Bible. b. My Sentence- She stood irresolute outside his door. 7. Corrugated- (adjective)- shaped into alternate ridges and grooves a. Sentence- There is corrugated iron at the Reformatory, they use it to cover the bricks.(Page 88)

b. My Sentence- the roof was made of corrugated iron. 8. Travail- (noun) a painful or laborious effort a. Sentence- God save this piece of Africa that is my own, delivered in travail from my body. (Page 90) b. My Sentence- Advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail. 9. Obscure-(adjective) not discovered or known, uncertain a. Sentence- He had brought the child some cheap wooden blocks, and with these the little one played endlessly and intently, with a purpose obscure to the adult mind, but completely absorbing. (Page 93) b. My Sentence- His origins and parentage are obscure. 10.Desolate- (adjective)- deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal a. Sentence- And then in one fraction of time the hills with the deep melodious names stood out waste and desolate beneath the pitiless sun, the streams ceased to run, the cattle moved thin and listless over the red and rootless earth.(Page 93) b. My Sentence- I suddenly felt desolate and bereft. 11.Muse- (verb)- be absorbed in thought a. Sentence- His voice would falter and die away, and he would fall silent and muse.(Page 93) b. My sentence- He was musing on the problems he faced. 12. Dubious (adjective)- hesitating or doubting 13. Tenaciously (adjective)- not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle 14. Ruefully (adjective)- expressing sorrow or regret, esp. when in a slightly humorous way 15. Apprehension (noun)- anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen 16. Prodigal (adjective)- spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant 17. Reproachfully (adjective)- expressing disapproval or disappointment 18. Congenial (adjective)- pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own

19. Innumerable (adjective)- too many to be counted 20. Quaintness (adjective)- attractively unusual or oldfashioned 21. Repression (verb)-subdue (someone or something) by force 22. Reverie (noun)- a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream 23. Expedient (adjective)- (of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immortal 24. Prestige (noun)- widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality 25. Scrupulous (adjective)- (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details 26. Renounce (verb)- formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession) 27. Profoundly (adjective)- (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense 28. Humility (noun)- a modest or low view of one’s own 29. Transmuted (verb)- change in form, nature, or substance