| Term | Definition |
|---|
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| ruddy | having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies |
| gratify | yield (to) |
| diminitive | Very small |
| conception | the act of becoming pregnant |
| transmitted | sent electronically as by wire or radio |
| fluted | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| vex | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| balustrade | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling |
| quitted | released |
| dint | effort |
| trot | a slow pace of running |
| horn-rimmed spectacles | eyeglasses with frames made of material like tortoiseshell |
| fatuity | stupidity |
| elusive | difficult to describe |
| monotonous | always the same; not varying; boring |
| homage | respect |
| herald | a messenger |
| doggedness | stubbornness; persistence |
| speculation | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| cryptic | having a secret or hidden meaning |
| suitor | someone who wants to date |
| ruse | a trick |
| waft | be driven or carried along, as by the air |
| hoick | to move or pull abruptly, yank (verb) |
| imperious | extremely overbearing |
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