Vocab

kloof:a deep, narrow, steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water. unshod: not wearing shoes. titihoya: a bird similar to a shorebird. The word is an onomatopoeia. maize: corn. Matted:covered with a dense growth or a tangled mass(ciera) desolate:abandon- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch(tb) bracken: A widespread, often weedy fern //(Pteridium aquilinum)// having large, triangular, pinnately compound fronds and often forming dense thickets.(tb) Forlorn: Appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned.(tb) Veld: Any of the open grazing areas of southern Africa.(tb) unshod: (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars"(tb) Shod: Wearing footgear** Coarse- lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure.(sherrita)
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umfundisi: pastor, also used as a title of respect. reluctant: unwilling, just will not do something. muster: to bring up. expenditure: an amount that is consumed or used up. Tixo: word for the Great Spirit from the Xosa language. Ndotsheni- a village in Africa. (Kurt Reed) Timidly-****lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.(ciera) carpenter: (builder) is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry(tb) oxen:the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.(tb) swaying:To swing back and forth or to and fro(tb) intimation:to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest(tb) mystery:anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature(tb) fascintion: the power or action of fascinating.(tb) glimpse:a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.(tb) multitude:a great number; host: a multitude of friends.(tb) primitive:being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life(tb) clerical collar:a stiff, narrow, bandlike white collar fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain clerics(tb) Delicately: carefully accomodation: delivery of nonconforming goods.** Delicately-fine or precise in action or execution(sherrita) bracken: cluster or thicket of ferns. agapanthus: plants with sword-shaped leaves and blue or white flowers. watsonia: plants with sword-shaped leaves and reddish or white flowers. (Kurt Reed) arum: plants with arrow-shaped leaves. wattles: a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches used for making walls. lorry: a large-motor truck. parson: the pastor, or umfundisi.(Kurt Reed) assortment: arrangement. seldom:on a few occasions(ciera) courteously:having or showing good manners; polite.(tb) sympathy:harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.(tb) Fascination: attractive quality or trait multitude: quality of being numerous Humbler: low in rank.**
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 * Watsonia (Kurt Reed)

__Chapter 4__ coach: a public motor-bus. kraal: enclosure for cows for milking or protection. alight: to descend from a vehicle or fall from a vechile. bewildering: extremely confusing. broad gauge:railroads immense: vast huge, very great clerical: pertaining to appropriate Rearing- ****To care for (children or a child) during the early stages of life; bring up.(ciera) swaying: to swing back and forth or to and fro lorries: a motor truck Clutching: fearful of the loss of position** Endurance-the ability or strength to continue or last, esp. despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; stamina.(sherrita)



Ixopo: An african village. (Kurt Reed) Johannesburg: center of gold mining industry and capital of Africa. ponder: to think deeply about something. (Kurt Reed) Johanessburg pic (Kurt Reed) Frankly- In truth; honestly gravely:**serious or solemn(sherrita) mended:To make repairs or restoration to; fix.** Hasty-moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried(sherrita) kumalo: the last name of unfundisi. (Kurt Reed) self-denunciation- The act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure Inarticulately- Uttered without the use of normal words or syllables; incomprehensible as speech or language Municipality-** **a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.(ciera)** Hooligans-A tough and aggressive or violent youth. (sherrita)
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 * Lavatory: a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.(ciera)
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zulu: the great tribe of Zululand, which overflowed in mostly the city of Natal and other parts. (Kurt Reed) ignorant: means uneducated. (Kurt Reed) obedient: implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. (Kurt Reed) Africaner- White South Africans. (Kurt Reed) Stipend- A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance Clerical: of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: **//**a clerical job(ciera)** // Bishops-high-ranking Christian cleric(sherrita)
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shilling-a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a pound, equal to 12 pence: retained in circulation equal to 5 new pence after decimalization in 1971.(ciera) Sixpence-****sum of six pennies.(ciera) fourpence: silver coin worth 4 pence. pickets: to enclose. cripples: a damaged or defective object.  **
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