Sunday, September 7, 2008

Vocabulary for Chapter One of "The Good Earth"

cauldron = a vessel used for boiling water
kowtow = to bow
fruition = to bear fruit
fortuitious = accidental, by chance
indefatigable = tireless
unctious = insincerity in speech
patriarchal = having to do with a male influenced society
deference = respect toward an elder
derision = to use ridicule to show contempt
placid = calm, serene
stolid = unemotional

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