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Vocab "The Bet"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| caprice | sudden, impulsive, and unmotivated action |
| compulosry | forced; required; madatory |
| 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) voluntarily |
| stake | to place bet on (something) (syn.wager) |
| zealous | eager or devoted |
| pampered | treated with extreme excessive care and attention |
| indiscriminately | at random (randomly) |
| ethereal | extremely delicate or refined (as in beauty) heavenly (angelic in appearance) |
| trifle | a detail that is considered insignificant |