Vocabulary

Learn more about the words found in the five comics!

Darapulan (noun) – chamber for ladies-in-waiting

Dehydrated (adjective) – not having the normal amount of water, causing weakness or sickness

Descend (verb) – move or fall downward

Drought (noun) – a long period where there is little or no rain

Emerge (verb) – move out from something and come into view

Exclusive (adjective) – limited to only one person or group of people

Execute (verb) – carry out

Huff (verb) – expressing annoyance or anger

Igneinas (noun) – those who were meant to work in the land

Jiguesinas (noun) – fishermen

Lankapos (noun) – bamboo bench

Neglect (verb) – fail to care for properly

Olipons (noun) – slaves

Paddy (noun) – a field where rice is grown

Pana-et (noun) – ceremony to ask the gods for rain

Persuade (verb) – to make someone do or believe something by talking to them and giving them a good reason

Pestle (noun) – a tool with a rounded end which is used for grinding and crushing spices

Prosperity (noun) – a state of being successful or thriving

Ravage (verb) – cause a lot of damage to

Refuge (noun) – a condition of being safe from danger

Reside (verb) – to live, have your home, or to stay in a place

Root (verb) – to have an origin or base

Scorch (adjective) – burned by heat or flames

Subside (verb) – to go down to a lower level

Summon (verb) – to call together

Timauas (noun) – freemen

To follow suit (phrase) – to do the same thing

Trespass (verb) – to go onto someone else’s land without their permission

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