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Dorian Grey

Chapter 5

TermDefinition
Querulously "I don't know how we could manage without him," answered the elder woman querulously." complaining in an annoyed way My sister complained querulously because her phone wasnt working
Espial "Then wisdom altered its method and spoke of espial and discovery." an act of noticing
Tawdry "My son, don't say such dreadful things," murmured Mrs. Vane, taking up a tawdry theatrical dress, with a sigh, and beginning to patch it. " having a cheap and ugly appearance The hat began to look tawdry because of its overuse
Solicitor "You might have entered a solicitor's office." a lawyer in Britain who assists people in legal matters and who can represent people in lower courts of law, a chief law officer of a city, town, or government department. The salesman came to solicite his wa
Affectations. "He hated his mother's affectations." the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt She was very affectatious around her enemy
Infinite "He was conscious also of the shallowness and vanity of his mother's nature, and in that saw infinite peril for Sibyl and Sibyl's happiness." having no limits Her love for her children is infinte
Dogma "He has preached me as a dogma; to-night he will announce me as a revelation." a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted
Melodramas "You are like one of the heroes of those silly melodramas Mother used to be so fond of acting in." drama in which many exciting events happen and the characters have very strong or exaggerated emotions. Stop being melodramatic said that mother to her teen
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