Vocabulary Mute-(adjective) - Refraining From Speech Or Temporarily Speechless; Not
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Vocabulary 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. (Page 40) b. My sentence: the man was mute. Gravely-(adjective) - giving cause for alarm; serious. a. Sentence: Msimangu said gravely, yes, she is very sick. (Page 53) b. My sentence: I will slap you she said gravely. Articulately-(adjective) - having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. a. Sentence: Inarticulately he strokes her face. (Page 61) b. My sentence: He articulately said hi. Reconciled-(verb) - restore friendly relations between. a. Sentence: And thus reconciled they sat hand in hand. (Page 61) b. My sentence: We sat reconciled all together. Stipend-(noun) - a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance. a. Sentence: to save ten pounds from a stipend of eight pounds a month takes much patience and time, especially for a person, who must dress in good black clothes. (Page 64) b. My sentence: I don’t make enough stipend to pay the bills. 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 a bible. (Page 79) b. My sentence: After a awkward conversation I left irresolute. Corrugated-(adjective) - shaped into alternate ridges and grooves. a. Sentence: There is corrugated iron at the, they use it to cover the bricks. (Page 88) b. My sentence: the gold was corrugated to make earrings. Travail-(noun) - painful or laborious effort. a. Sentence: Africa that is my own, delivered in travail from the body, fed from my breast, loved my heart, because that nature of women.(Page 93) b. My sentence: In travail I was born. Obscure-(adjective) - not discovered or known about; uncertain.
a. Sentence: He had bought the child some cheep wooden blocks, and with these the little one played endlessly and intently, with a purpose obscure to the adult mind. (Page93) b. My sentence: The way I sing is obscure. 10.Desolate-(adjective) - deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness. 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. b. My sentence: She was desolate. 11.Muse-(verb) - be absorbed in thought. a. Sentence: His voice would falter and die away, and he would fall silent and muse. b. My sentence: My heart fell cold and I was muse. 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) - pending 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 old-fashioned. 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) - convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral. 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) - diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. 26.Renounce-(verb) - formally declare one's abandonment of. 27.Profoundly-(adverb) - very great or intense.
28.Humility-(noun) - a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness. 29.Transmuted-(verb) - change in form, nature, or substance.
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Vocabulary 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. (Page 40) b. My sentence: the man was mute. Gravely-(adjective) - giving cause for alarm; serious. a. Sentence: Msimangu said gravely, yes, she is very sick. (Page 53) b. My sentence: I will slap you she said gravely. Articulately-(adjective) - having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. a. Sentence: Inarticulately he strokes her face. (Page 61) b. My sentence: He articulately said hi. Reconciled-(verb) - restore friendly relations between. a. Sentence: And thus reconciled they sat hand in hand. (Page 61) b. My sentence: We sat reconciled all together. Stipend-(noun) - a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance. a. Sentence: to save ten pounds from a stipend of eight pounds a month takes much patience and time, especially for a person, who must dress in good black clothes. (Page 64) b. My sentence: I don’t make enough stipend to pay the bills. 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 a bible. (Page 79) b. My sentence: After a awkward conversation I left irresolute. Corrugated-(adjective) - shaped into alternate ridges and grooves. a. Sentence: There is corrugated iron at the, they use it to cover the bricks. (Page 88) b. My sentence: the gold was corrugated to make earrings. Travail-(noun) - painful or laborious effort. a. Sentence: Africa that is my own, delivered in travail from the body, fed from my breast, loved my heart, because that nature of women.(Page 93) b. My sentence: In travail I was born. Obscure-(adjective) - not discovered or known about; uncertain.
a. Sentence: He had bought the child some cheep wooden blocks, and with these the little one played endlessly and intently, with a purpose obscure to the adult mind. (Page93) b. My sentence: The way I sing is obscure. 10.Desolate-(adjective) - deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness. 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. b. My sentence: She was desolate. 11.Muse-(verb) - be absorbed in thought. a. Sentence: His voice would falter and die away, and he would fall silent and muse. b. My sentence: My heart fell cold and I was muse. 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) - pending 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 old-fashioned. 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) - convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral. 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) - diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. 26.Renounce-(verb) - formally declare one's abandonment of. 27.Profoundly-(adverb) - very great or intense.
28.Humility-(noun) - a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness. 29.Transmuted-(verb) - change in form, nature, or substance.
