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The Bet
Vocabulary for the short story, "The Bet"
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) voluntarily |
Stake | To place a bet on (something) (syn. wager) |
Zealous | Eager or devoted |
Pampered | Treated with extreme or excessive care and attention |
Indiscriminately | At ramdom (Randomly) |
Ethereal | Extremely delicate or refined (as in beauty) heavenly (angelic in appearance) |
Trifle | A detail that is considered insignificant |