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CC STAVE 1 VOCAB
Term | Definition |
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stave | a verse of a poem or a song |
clergyman | pastor, priest, ect. |
undertaker | funeral director |
chief mourner | witness to the funeral |
hamlet | a play of William Shakespeare about a prince who avenges his father's murder |
bedlam | an insane asylum |
shilling | about a pennt ($0.01) |
liberality | the state of being generous |
ominous | threatening evil |
facetious | humorously |
misanthropic | hating human kind |
rime | a coating of ice |
ruddy | a healthy redish color |
coach and six | a carriage drawn by six horses |
balustrades | railing on the stairs |
melancholy | gloomy |
meditation | reflection, thinking |
conscious | aware |
incredulous | unwilling to believe |
penance | remorse for your past |