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Lit. Vocab
Term | Definition |
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flustered | nervous; confused |
defient | boldly resisting |
metamorphosis | change of form |
sluggishly | as if lacking energy |
persistently | firmly and steadily |
snuffs | puts out |
fiddler | person that plays the fiddle |
suitors | men that court woman and seek to marry her |
astonish | amaze |
compulsion | a driving, irresistible force |
meager | of poor quality; small in amount |
audible | loud enough to be heard |
severe | harsh |
implored | begged |
morose | gloomy |
destitute | people living in complete poverty |
void | emptiness |
conveyed | made known |
benevolence | kindliness |
humbug | nonsense |
farthing | small english coin |
scrapegoat | a person or group blamed fo rthe mistakes or crimes of others |