Short Story Vocab (lady-dangerous game)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impartial | not favoring one side more than another; fair |
| emanate | to come forth |
| dire | dreadful; terrible |
| fervent | having or showing great intensity or feeling; passionate |
| imperios | extremely proud and controlling |
| novel | new and unusal |
| presume | to take upon ones self without permission or authority; dare |
| rawboned | thin or very lean |
| plait | a braid, as of hair |
| sultrier | more hot and humid |
| tangible | capable of being touched or felt |
| quarry | anything that is hunted or pursued, especially an animal |
| discern | to detect or recognize; make out |
| condone | to excuse or overlook an offence, usually a serious one, without criticism |
| scruple | an uneasy feeling or hesitancy to act that arises from moral or ethical considerations |
| diverting | amusing; entertaining |
| deplorable | very bad; regrettable |
| imperative | aboslutely necessary |
| zealous | very eager; enthuistic |
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