English
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starflower17 on May 4, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allies | plural of ally; one that is associated with another as a helper |
| firmament | the vault or arch of the sky |
| intrigue | to arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| deposed | to remove from a throne or other high position; to put down |
| thwarting | to run counter to so as to effectibely oppose or baffle; tp oppose successfuly; to defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| compassion | sympathetic awareness of others' distress together with a desire to lessen it |
| impulsive | acting momentarily |
| concocted | to devise; make up; contrive or plan |
| implacable | not to be appeased, calmed, or soothed |
| miser | a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money |
| gloated | to feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction |
| myth | a traditional or legendary story that involves G-ds or heroes and explains cultual practice or a natural phenomenon |
| obliged | to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity |
| adept | very skilled; proficient; expert |
| fierce | menacingly wild, savage, or hostile |
| trough | a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals. |
| prudent | wise or sensible in practical affairs |
| rivalry | one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess |
| precocious | exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age |
| wit | resoning power, intelligence |
| impudence | the quality or state of being disrespectful; audacity or nerve |
| appalled | to fill with shock or dismay |
| brawny | muscular; strong |
| gaped | to stare with open mouth, as in wonder |
| pageant | a mere show; an ostentatious display; an elaborate colorful exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of scences, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usually with floats |
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