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358 Chapter 11 Word Elements: The Body and Health■ Practicing Strategies: Using the DictionaryThe following entry is taken from online print source. Read it and thenanswer the questions.pearl 1 (pûrl) n. 1. A smooth, lustrous, variously colored deposit,chiefly calcium carbonate, formed around a grain of sand orother foreign matter in the shells of certain mollusks and valuedas a gem. 2. Mother-of-pearl; nacre. 3. One that is prized forbeauty or value. 4. Printing A type size measuring approximatelyfive points. 5. A yellowish white. ❖ v. pearled, pearl•ing, pearls—tr. 1. To decorate or cover with or as if with pearls. 2. To makeinto the shape or color of pearls. —intr. 1. To dive or fish forpearls or pearl-bearing mollusks. 2. To form beads resemblingpearls. [ME perle OFr. Lat. *pernula, dim. of perna, ham, seashell.]1. List all the parts of speech for pearl.2. The ear in pearl is pronounced like the vowel in what common words?3. In which language did pearl originate?What is the part of speech and definition number of the definition thatbest fits these sentences?4. This famous stamp is the pearl of my collection.5. We watched people dive in the sea and pearl.■ Companion WordsComplete each sentence with the best word. You may use choices morethan once, and some items may have more than one correct answer.Choices: of, toward, by, to, for.1. The pathology cancer often includes malignancies thatspread throughout the body.2. Unfortunately, the teenager showed only apathy school.3. The malady discontent lay heavily on the land.4. The pedigree the racehorse included many famouschampions.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.