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Short Story Vocab 2
Question | Answer |
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Berths | a bed, usually built |
Callous | hardened; feeling no sympathy for others |
Culvert | a channel under a road |
Astute | having keen perception perception; cunning |
Magnanimously | generous in forgiving an insult |
Furrows | a narrow groove made in the ground |
Hauling | to transport |
Impending | about to happen |
Intermittently | happening or coming from time to time |
Perversities | unreasonable or willful persistence to do wrong |
Wavered | to sway to and fro |
Chagrin | a feeling of disappointment or humiliation |
Curtly | rudely brief in speech or manner |
Deft | skillful |
Delectation | enjoyment, delight |
Irreparable | unable to be repaired |
Patronize | to be a frequent or regular client |
Pompous | arrogant |
Pristine | pure, not spoiled |
Suave | smoothly agreeable; well |