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Literature7
Question | Answer |
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angular | bony and lean |
dappled | spotted |
reel | to go around and round |
substance | material quality |
unaccountably | without apparent explanation |
herald | a person who announces important news |
double stade | a footrace twice the length of a stadium |
strigil | an instrument used for scraping the skin after a bath |
barbarian | her, a member of a non Greek people |
tunic | a loose-fitting garnment extending to the knee |
explicit | plain,straight forward |
design | a plan |
endow | to provide with a quality or a talent |
aptitude | natural ability |
humility | lack of pride |
titan | one of a family of giants who were over thrown by the family of Zesus |
beard | to confront |
caprice | the quality of acting without planning or thinking |
sustenance | nourishment, assistance |
sluice | to wash |
colomnaded | having a series of evenly spaced columns |
conduit | a pipe for transporting fluids |
treachery | willful betrayal of trust or confidence |
indignant | filled with indignation |
indignation | anger that is a reaction to injustice or meanness |
implore | to beg |
Amazon | a member of a mythical tribe of women |
centaur | mythical creature with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse |
haughty | condescending proud |
plaque | to annoy |
jeer | to mock; to taunt |
copse | a patch of small trees or shrubs |
sloven | a person who is careless in appearance |
nimbly | quickly and lightly |
dovecote | a structure where tame pigeons are housed |
curtsey | to bend the knees and lower the body as a genture of respect |
alight | to land lightly as after flight |
ingratiate | to try to bring oneself into another favor |
immortal | undying;not subject to death |
misfortune | a piece of bad luck |
scornfully | disdainfully |
vainly | uselessly,; to no avail |
contempt | disdain |
pine | to waste |
enchanted | under a spell; bewitched |
melancholy | sadness, depression |
rebellion | organized resistance to governement or authority |
reclaiming | getting back' recovering |
grievous | painful;serious |
bellow | shout a deep voice; roar |
realm | kingdom |
apprentice | a person learning a trade |
dismount | to get down from a horse |
inscription | something written; carved , or engraved on a surface |
pommel | a knob on a hilt of a sword |
hamage | a display of loyalty and respect |