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English Vocab
Vocab for Gift of the Magi
Question | Answer |
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Imputation | noun an accusation |
Parsimony | noun extreme stinginess, frugality |
Mendicancy | adj begging, like a beggar |
Appertaining | verb to belong to, to be in possession of |
Longitudinal | adj running lengthwise, extending down the length of something |
Depreciate | verb to lessen in value |
Cascade | noun a thing that resemblems a waterfall,, especailly if it is flowing and a abundant |
Ransacking | verb to search throughly and vigorously, to plunder |
Fob Chain | noun a short chain attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket |
Chaste | adj pure free from obscenity |
Meretricious | adj flashy and vulgar, deceptive and insincere |
Prudence | noun cation in practical matters |
Truant | adj avoding duty/school |
Laboriosly | adj requring much work and effort |
Patent | adj evident, obvious |
Discreet | adj unobtrusive, catious, carefully |
Scrutiny | noun look at something carefully |
Assertion | noun state something firmly |
Ardent | adj passionate, zealous, intense |
Chronicle | noun a record of events in the order they happend |