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Act 1 warm-up words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gold | yellowish precious metal |
| lustrous | shining or bright |
| miser | stingy person who hoards his or hers wealth |
| penance | voluntary act to show that one is sorry for a misdeed |
| perfection | condition of being perfect or excellent |
| replenish | to make full or complete again by supplying a new stock. |
| resolute | determined, unwavering |
| shrivels | wrinkles or becomes withered or shrunken |
| bleak | cold, harsh, or dreary |
| dismal | gloomy, miserable |
| establishment | business; public or private structures. |
| grindstone | flat millstone for grinding grain into flour. |
| impropriety | improper action or behavior |
| neglected | not properly cared for; ignored |
| surviving | remaining alive; still living or existing |
| welfare | well-being |
| fortune | wealth, riches. |
| heartily | sincerely and fully |
| poem | a written piece that presents a powerful image or feeling, sometimes in rhyming, rhythmic words. |
| praise | to express approval or admiration |
| recollect | to remember |
| thoughtful | meditative or full of thought |
| unaltered | unchanged |
| value | the worth of a thing |
| beggars | people who beg or ask for charity. |
| consequnces | a result of an action |
| nasty | very ill-humored or unpleasant |
| odious | arousing or deserving of hatred or disgust. |
| preserved | saved or maintained |
| refuge | a safe place or shelter from danger |
| resource | something that can be drawn upon if needed. |
| workhouse | poorhouse |