“Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.” Sentence: Synonym: breach, crime Trespass: an unlawful act causing injury to a person, property or rights “Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.” Etymology: ‘enter unlawfully’ – first attested in Scottish Parliament Laws (1455) Chapter 30, Page 224 Antonym: retreat

Synonym: ability, allowance Sentence: the ship was blocked by a huge iceberg but had endurance to get through the ice to the island “I have the endurance to keep bothering people” Synonym: ability, allowance Endurance: the ability or strength to continue or last despite stress or other conditions “The morning was already hot beyond endurance, but the skies were cloudless and held no sign of rain.” Etymology: Chapter 31, Page 229 Antonym: none

Etymology: 1555 from Cuba, Arawakan (Haiti) Chapter 31, Page 229 Sentence: All the farmers had to eat was the maize, and it didn’t even keep them full but they were so poor. “the sun’s color was as pale as maize” Synonym: corn, yellow Maize: a pale yellow color (color of corn) “And when the rain comes, the maize will not reach to the height of a man.” Etymology: 1555 from Cuba, Arawakan (Haiti) Chapter 31, Page 229 Antonym: none

Counsel: an instruction given to direct a judgment Sentence: “the counsel decided to imprison the person that stole a woman’s purse.” Synonym: advice, caution Counsel: an instruction given to direct a judgment “And while he was waiting he looked at the counselors who stood behind the chief, and he saw too that they were frowning and perplexed, an d that for this matter there was no counsel that they could give at all.” Etymology: 1225 from O.Fr meaning ‘plan’ Chapter 31, Page 232 Antonym: none

Synonym: abstraction, fantasy Sentence: She could not wait until her birthday party that she couldn’t stop herself from his reveries. “I like to have reveries about games.” Synonym: abstraction, fantasy Reverie: a dreamy meditation; a daydream “Kumalo shook himself out of his reverie” Etymology: from resver to dream or wander Chapter 31, Page 232 Antonym: nightmare

Nostalgia: a desire to return in thought to a time in someone’s life Sentence: “I always reverie about my nostalgia.” Synonym: fond memories Nostalgia: a desire to return in thought to a time in someone’s life “He opened Msimangu’s letter, and read about all the happenings of Johannesburg and was astonished to find within himself a faint nostalgia for that great bewildering city.” Etymology: 1770 – severe homesickness (considered as a disease) Chapter 32, Page 241 Antonym: none

Pang: a feeling of mental or emotional distress Sentence: She was feeling a pang when she was told to keep on running laps. Synonym: discomfort, stab Pang: a feeling of mental or emotional distress “Kumalo felt a pang of jealousy, for he had never earned ten pounds a month in all his sixty years.” Etymology: 1770 – severe homesickness (considered as a disease) Chapter 33, Page 251 Antonym: tingle

Bereavement: to take something away by violence Sentence: Synonym: affliction, sorrow Bereavement: to take something away by violence “But there came a picture to him of the house of bereavement, of all the cars of the white people that would be there…” Etymology: Chapter 34, Page 257 Antonym: none

Intimation: to make something known; announce Sentence: The intimation of the opening of the shop was announced yesterday Synonym: announce, notice Intimation: to make something known; announce “It happened in that fashion that men call illusion, or the imaginings of people overwrought, or an intimation of the divine.” Etymology: 1538 – ‘action of making known from M.Fr. Chapter 34, Page 257 Antonym: none

Abundant: something well and richly supplied Sentence: Synonym: full, generous Abundant: something well and richly supplied “Gut id he was awake, then oh Christ of the abundant mercy, be with him” Etymology: Chapter 36, Page 275 Antonym: rare, lacking