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Reading Vocabulary
The Second Mrs. Gioconda
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anise | plant with licorice flavor |
| immaculate | clean and neat |
| urchin | beggar |
| opinionated | to have your own opinions |
| superstition | irrational fear of what is unknown |
| pageant | ceremony or spectacle |
| guffaw | hearty laugh |
| menial | low or humble |
| conglomeration | mixture or collection |
| vivacious | full of life |
| ermine | weasel |
| jerkin | a jacket |
| piazza | an open place in town |
| ambled | strolled |
| mute | unable to speak |
| despicable | to be despised |
| prestige | a high ranking |
| plumage | feathery covering |
| immortality | never dieing |
| whorl | circular arrangement of parts |
| permeated | to penetrate |
| unblemished | not flawed |
| clavichord | a keyboard |
| beguile | to influence |
| diplomat | politician |