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English Vocab
Vocab for Gift of the Magi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |