Chapter Vocabulary Enricher Eddy R.

Pang Sentence: The old man felt a pang every time he tried to walk fast. Synonym: Spasm, Shooting Pain WORD: Pang A sudden, sharp feeling of pain Context: Page 215-He saw that his wife was coming to join him, and he saw with a pang that she too walked as if she were old. Antonym: ease, comfort

Orator Sentence: A great orator is a person who is a good public speaker Synonym: Speaker, spokesperson WORD: Orator A person who delivers a speech Context: Page 220- They are simple people, and they do not know that this is one of the country’s greatest orators, with one thing lacking. Antonym: Quiet

Unscrupulous Sentence: Early leaders were unscrupulous and would exploit the poor people and laborers. Synonym: Corrupt WORD: Unscrupulous To be corrupt, dishonest Context: But a man called a spokesman has pointed out that the African Miners are simple souls, hardly qualified in the art of negotiation, and an easy tool for unscrupulous agitators. Antonym: Scrupulous

Cogently Sentence: The lawyer argued cogently the case of the defendant. Synonym: Clearly, logically WORD: Cogently To be reasonable or convincing. Context: Page 233- He has dealt profoundly with the disaster that has overwhelmed our native tribal society, and has argued cogently the case of our own complicity in this disaster. Antonym: Blindly

Wrought Sentence: Construction workers wrought the building. Synonym: Created WORD: Wrought To create or to have been prepared somehow. Context: Page 233- But even if it be true that we have, out of fear and selfishness and thoughtlessness, wrought a destruction that we have done little to repair…” Antonym: Destroy

Trifle Sentence: He cannot trifle with the math problem because then it would be incorrect. Synonym: Mess with WORD: Trifle Spend time inefficiently on something. To mess or change around something. Context: Page 233- But a judge may not trifle with the Law because the society is defective. Antonym:

Quarrel Sentence: They got into a quarrel for the money. Synonym: Disagree, argument WORD: Quarrel An angry dispute Context: page 247- Kumalo made a speech too, but it was stumbling and uncertain, for the lie and the quarrel were uppermost in his mind. Antonym: Agreement

Forswear Sentence: I forswear all the homework that is given to me. Synonym: Reject, Deny WORD: Forswear Reject or deny with great emphasis Context: Page 248- He was retiring into a community, and would forswear the world and all possessions, and this was the first time that a black man had done such a thing in South Africa. Antonym: Allow, agree

Countenance Sentence: No school would countenance the act of skipping school. Synonym: Allow, tolerate WORD: Countenance To give permission to, to allow Context: Page 234- But no court of Justice could countenance such a view. Antonym: Disapprove, ban

Parson Sentence: I once saw a parson in the street preaching about religion. Synonym: Priest, Reverend WORD: Parson A person authorized to conduct religious worship. Context: page 211- While he was reading there was a knock at the kitchen door, and he went out to find a native parson standing on the pave stone at the foot of the three stone steps that led up to the kitchen. Antonym: