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ieces8. haul up: pull up with some effort9. pore: very small opening in the skin through which sweat may pass10. unveiling: discovering, learning aboutVocabulary (B)1. distinctive: clearly marking a person or thing different from others2. spectacular: striking, out of the ordinary, amazing to see3. phenomenon: thing in nature as it appears or is experienced by the senses4. tenure: right of holding (land)5. tempestuous: very rough, stormy6. inclined: likely, tending to, accustomed to7. precipitation: (the amount of) rainfall, snow etc. which has fallen onto the ground8. disintegrate: break up into small particles or pieces, e apart9. granules: small pices like fine grains10. mercury: a heavy silverwhite metal which is liquid at ordinary temperature and is used in scientific instruments such as thermometers 11. disrupt: upset, disturb12. cushion: paddingUnit 9 The PearlVocabulary (A)1. (f) brush house: house made of small branches2. (i) pulsing and vibrating: beating steadily (as the heart does) and moving rapidly, here “active”, “alert”3. (b) strangle out: get the words out with difficulty in their keenness to speak4. (j) sting: a wound in the skin caused by the insect5. (e) giggle: laugh, not heartily, but often in a rather embarrassed way6. (a) almsgiver: person who gives money, food and clothes to poor people(NB: now a rather oldfashioned concept)7. (c) residue: that which remains after a part disappears, or is taken or used(here, a metaphor using a chemical term)8. (d) lust: very strong, obsessive desire9. (h) withheld: deliberately refused10. (g) venom: (liquid) poisonVocabulary (B)1. scramble: move, possible climb, quickly and often with some difficulty2. dart: move forward suddenly and quickly3. panting: breathing quickly4. foaming: forming white mass of small air bubbles5. baptize: perform the Christian religious ceremony of baptism, ., of acceptance into the Christian Church6. judicious: with good judgment7. fat hammocks: (here) the doctor’s thick eyelids8. cackle: laugh or talk loudly and impleasantly9. semblance: appearance, seeming likeness10. squint: look with almost closed eyes11. speculation: thoughts of possible profits12. distillate: product of distillation 9