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The Little Princess
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bleak | discouraging, somber, sad |
| Extravagant ex·trav·a·gant | excessive or wasteful spending, glamorous |
| Flattery flat·ter·y | compliment, Complimentary remarks |
| Gloomy gloom·y | murky dark |
| Insolent in·so·lent | disrespectful |
| Modest mod·est | humble, shy |
| Obsequious ob·se·qui·ous | submissive, flattering |
| Seminary sem·i·nar·y | school for clergy |
| Wardrobe ward·robe | place for clothes |
| Weariness wea·ri·ness | become tired or impatient |
| Enormous e·nor·mous | unusually large |
| Fortune for·tune | great wealth or property |
| Scheme scheme | plan or plot |
| Tiara ti·ar·a | jeweled crown |
| Princess prin·cess | monarch's eldest daughter |
| Bastille bas·tille | a french prison |
| Aghast a·ghast | horrified |
| Generosity gen·er·os·i·ty | kindness |
| Haste | great speed |
| Heiress heir·ess | woman legal inheritor of something |
| Pauper pau·per | very poor person |
| Sympathetic sym·pa·thet·ic | pity, or compassion |
| Errands er·rands | short trip for somebody else's benefit |
| Grievance griev·ance | reason for complaint |
| Heroine her·o·ine | remarkably brave woman |
| Mischief mis·chief | naughty behavior |
| Transform trans·form | change something dramatically |
| Adversity ad·ver·si·ty | misfortune: hardship and suffering |
| Beggar beg·gar | somebody who begs |
| Existence ex·is·tence | being real |
| Perch | a place to reset |
| Timid tim·id | demonstrating a lack of courage or self-assurance |
| Garment gar·ment | clothing item |
| Heathen hea·then | nonbeliever, outsider |
| Pavement pave·ment | concrete sidewalk, a paved surface, especially of a road |
| Pilgrimage pil·grim·age | religious journey, trip to special place |
| Shabby shab·by | wearing worn clothes |
| Enchanted en·chant·ed | charming: captivating or delightful |
| Impish imp·ish | mischievous: wicked in a playful way, without causing serious harm |
| Sooty soot·y | blackness, dirtiness, ashy |
| Sparrow spar·row | small brownish songbird |
| Splendid splen·did | excellent or highly enjoyable |
| Catastrophe ca·tas·tro·phe | a terrible disaster or accident |
| Lamprey lam·prey | freshwater jawless fish |
| Peril per·il | exposure to risk or danger |
| Petulant pet·u·lant | moody, sulky, crabby |
| Speculation spec·u·la·tion | opinion based on incomplete information |
| Surfeit sur·feit | excess, surplus |
| Swindler swin·dler | cheat, trickster |
| Verge | thresehold, edge, border, limit,boundary |
| Labyrinthine lab·y·rin·thine | puzzled, confussed |
| Temptation temp·ta·tion | desire, lure, |
| Injustice in·jus·tice | unfair treatment |
| Alliance al·li·ance | union, agreement |
| Scheherazade | Arabian Knights |
| Decorum de·co·rum | good mannors or good behavior |
| Meritorious mer·i·to·ri·ous | deserving |
| Preposterous pre·pos·ter·ous | silly, childish |
| Rapturous rap·tur·ous | great joy |
| Scandalized scan·dal·ize | shock or offended |
| Circumstance cir·cum·stance | events |
| Dismay dis·may | hopeless |
| Spasmodic spas·mod·ic | violent twitch |
| Wretched wretch·ed | ruined |
| Adjacent ad·ja·cent | adjoining or close |
| Countenance coun·te·nance | demeanor or look |
| Garret gar·ret | loft or water tower |
| Threshold thresh·old | edge or verge, brink, doorstep |
| Timorous tim·o·rous | meek or fearful |
| Desolate des·o·late | bear or bleak |
| Loiterer loi-ter-er | delay or waste tume |
| Pantomime pan·to·mime | performing or mime |
| Perambulator per·am·bu·la·tor | baby carriage or baby buggy |
| Profound pro·found | deep and intellectual |
| Candid can·did | outspoken or sincere |
| Domineering dom·i·neer | bossy, arrogant |
| Impudent im·pu·dent | sassy, a smart aleck |
| Invariably in·var·i·a·bly | constantly or regularly |
| Reverence rev·er·ence | admiration or honor |
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