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Cyrano Vocabulary
Vocab list for Legacy Academy
Question | Answer |
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cavalier | A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman; a mounted soldier; a knight |
droves | A large mass of people moving or acting as a body. |
deplorable | Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach |
rustic | Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people |
impetuous | Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate |
scabbard | A sheath, as for a dagger or sword |
fatuous | Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish |
exultant | Marked by great joy or jubilation; triumphant |
parried | deflected, evaded, avoided |
rancor | Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. |
volubly | Fluently; speaking easily – later referred to speaking glibly or in a flippant manner |
ether | A volatile, highly flammable liquid derived from the distillation of ethyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and used as a reagent and solvent. It was formerly used as an anesthetic; The regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens; |
parapet | A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony |
frivolity | the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible |
stupefaction | Great astonishment or consternation |
rabble | A tumultuous crowd; a mob |
panache | A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet |
svelte | Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim |
Soliloquy | monologue made by one in solitude to oneself |
Aside | words spoken aside or in a low tone as to be inaudible to some person or persons present |