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Eng 10-7
Words from _Chinese Cinderella_
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| precarious | uncertain, unstable; dangerous |
| perpetual | lasting forever; lasting an indefinitely long time |
| fervent | having or showing great warmth, intensity of feeling, or enthusiasm |
| leper | a person with the disease of leprosy; an outcast |
| thwart | to prevent from accomplishing a plan |
| embellish | to trim or ornament |
| preen | to primp; to be proud of one's appearance or accomplishments |
| uncanny | inexplicable, extraordinary, mysterious |
| infantile | babyish, childish |
| Spartan | sternly disciplined and rigorously simple |