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Pygmalion Acts I-II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | someone who walks |
| preoccupied | strongly focused and/or occupied by a task |
| gumption | energy, assertiveness |
| phonetic | defined by sound |
| dialect | a variety of a language used by the members of a particular group or class |
| unintelligible | not understandable |
| amiable | kind |
| proximity | closeness |
| deprecating | devaluing; putting down |
| sensibility | sensitivity |
| pathos | an element in life that moves someone to pity |
| confidentiality | quietly; secretly |
| bewildered | completely confused and astonished |
| resolutely | with determination |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |
| remonstrance | an act or instance of protest |
| tyrannical | unpleasantly dominating |
| particular | careful, thoughtful, picky |
| diffident | shy |
| overbearing | bossy |
| callous | without sympathy |
| incensed | infuriated, angered |