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A Dog's Tale 1
reading vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| repining | to long restlessly for something |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness |
| anecdote | a brief story about something interesting or funny in a person's life |
| vain | useless |
| profane | common or vulgar |
| placidly | peacefully free of interruption or disturbance |
| canvas | fur coat, pelt |
| despondency | feeling quite discouraged or depressed |
| cultivated | having or showing good education and elegant taste, speech, and manners |
| dogmatic | expressing opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| distinction | something that makes a person or thing special or different |