The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part 2 Vocabulary Chapter 19

Vocabulary

• An asset is a valuable or useful thing, or a beneficial quality or feature.
• Cubits are ancient units of linear measurement, based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
• Despondency is a state of low spirits, caused by loss of hope or courage, resulting in despair or dejection.
• Mahogany is a type of durable, reddish-brown wood used in furniture making and cabinetry.
• Priceless refers to something of inestimable value, so precious that its value cannot be determined or measured.
• Quills are the hollow, sharp-edged, stiffened outer feathers of a bird, used as writing implements in the past.
• Reins are straps or ropes attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal by exerting pressure on its mouth, and can also refer to control or guidance over something in a metaphorical sense.
• Secluded means sheltered or private, hidden from view or isolated from others.

Vocabulary

• An asset is a valuable or useful thing, or a beneficial quality or feature.
• Cubits are ancient units of linear measurement, based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
• Despondency is a state of low spirits, caused by loss of hope or courage, resulting in despair or dejection.
• Mahogany is a type of durable, reddish-brown wood used in furniture making and cabinetry.
• Priceless refers to something of inestimable value, so precious that its value cannot be determined or measured.
• Quills are the hollow, sharp-edged, stiffened outer feathers of a bird, used as writing implements in the past.
• Reins are straps or ropes attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal by exerting pressure on its mouth, and can also refer to control or guidance over something in a metaphorical sense.
• Secluded means sheltered or private, hidden from view or isolated from others.

Vocabulary

• An asset is a valuable or useful thing, or a beneficial quality or feature.
• Cubits are ancient units of linear measurement, based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
• Despondency is a state of low spirits, caused by loss of hope or courage, resulting in despair or dejection.
• Mahogany is a type of durable, reddish-brown wood used in furniture making and cabinetry.
• Priceless refers to something of inestimable value, so precious that its value cannot be determined or measured.
• Quills are the hollow, sharp-edged, stiffened outer feathers of a bird, used as writing implements in the past.
• Reins are straps or ropes attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal by exerting pressure on its mouth, and can also refer to control or guidance over something in a metaphorical sense.
• Secluded means sheltered or private, hidden from view or isolated from others.