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Vocabulary
"The Bet" Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Caprice | Sudden, impulsive, and unmotivated action ("on a whim") |
Compulsory | Forced; required; mandatory |
Earnest | Intense, a sincere state of mind |
Emaciated | Extremely thin; wasted away |
Cleaving | To split something into pieces |
Frivolous | Not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
Implore | To beg |
Procure | To obtain through special effort; to bring about |
Renounce | To leave (a job, post, or position) vouluntarily |
Stake | To place a bet on (something) (syn. wager) |
Zealous | Eager or devoted |
Pampered | Treated with extreme or excessive care and attention |
Indiscriminately | At random (randomly) |
Ethereal | Extremely delicate or refined (as in beauty) heavenly (angelic appearance) |
Trifle | A detail that is considered insignificant |