"The Lady or the Tiger?" Vocabulary
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Created by:
MrAndre Plus on October 27, 2010
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Description:
These are the 17 vocabulary words from the short story "The Lady or the Tiger?".
Classes:
8B, 9th English, Sophomore GATE
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aesthetic | (adj) appreciative of artistic or beautiful things |
| aspire | (v) to aim for ambitious goals |
| doleful | (adj) sorrowful |
| emanate | (v) to originate from |
| fervent | (adj) having or showing great emotion or intensity |
| fervid | (adj) passionately enthusiastic |
| florid | (adj) flowery; overly showy |
| genial | (adj) friendly; cheerful |
| grievous | (adj) full of grief; sorrowful |
| imperious | (adj) commanding and haughty |
| novel | (adj) new and original |
| procure | (v) to obtain by particular care |
| progressive | (adj) working toward improvement or advancement |
| rapture | (n) ecstatic joy |
| reverie | (n) a state of dreamy contemplation |
| subordinate | (adj) less important |
| unsurpassed | (adj) unmatched; unbeaten; difficult to exceed |
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