The Lilies of the Field :: essays papers

Vocabulary From The Lilies of the Field Amiable- to be friendly and noble. A sculptor would fall in interpreted the features in terms of character, but Homer Smiths mother had once said of him that he was two parts win slightly and one part plain devil.Antagonism- to be angry hostile.Homer entangle antagonism stir in him, but it was a fine twenty-four hour period and he was carrying the day in his spirit.Pantomime- a routine She went through the mimic of shaking hands with one of the nuns and he told her what she was doing, pointing out the you and the her. Segregated- to be countersink separated from others.If you learn English from me, he said apologetically, youre certain(a) enough going to get yourselves segregated some places.Dilemma- a problem that has multiple solutions but all having a downfall. She did not have the endorsement to except gifts, but she lacked the vocabulary necessary to refuse acceptance or to explain her dilemma.Debris- Left over wreckage.The wa rmth of the day touched his scrape and he was looking toward the debis in the foundation. Alternative- another way or idea. He created a refuse pile that would have to be leveled off some day but he had no alternative and it did not handle him. Ultimately- above all else She wants a place ultimately for poor boys from the metropolis Spanish-speaking boys who get in trouble. Exultation- rejoice Loneliness had long since dropped apart from him and he felt exultation. Elude- escaped He wanted to mingle his office with these others but the words eluded him so long as he regarded them as words when he horizon of them merely as sounds, they made a pattern in his mind. Reverence- purity. When he walked to the station wagon, he was empty of thought but was filled with the throbbing sound, a happy feeling of reverence. Dismay- to be afraid. The expenditure dismayed him but he assured himself that he would counterbalance the money back to his fund out of his pay on Friday.Voraci ous- thirsty(p) He turned to his right on a rutted highroad and the nuns were in the field, working on their variegated crop, fighting for their growing coerce against weeds and voracious insects and the parched dryness of the soil. Reluctant- unwilling. He did not go whether he would still have a job with Livingston Construction company and he was reluctant to leave his own job unguarded.