Short Stories Vocabulary
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SirOstrich on November 16, 2011
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Retribution | A punishment deserved for a wrong that was done |
| Phoenix | A mythical bird who lived for 600 years, then burst into ashes and a new bird emerged from them. |
| Eminent | Well-known achievement |
| Guile | Crafty, clever |
| Hark | Listen |
| Bog | Wetland, swampy |
| Doughty | Courageous and brave |
| Fakir | A holy Hindu man |
| Indolently | Lazily |
| Opaqueness | Darkness |
| Affable | Friendly, good-natured |
| Quarry | Prey |
| Meticulous | Extremely careful about details |
| Aneroid Barometer | Instrument used to measure changes in air pressure |
| Semblance | Outward appearance |
| Celestial | Connected in some way to the sky |
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