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Reading vocabulary
10-22-2018
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| condescend | to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior, patronize |
| inanimate | not having or showing the characteristics associated with life; lifeless |
| excruciating | very painful; causing agony |
| fate | an ending or outcome that had to happen because of this power; destiny |
| muck | dirt of filth; esp. if it is moist and sticky, or something that is considered to soil or be dirty |
| ordeal | a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character |
| discerning | exercising good judgement and discrimination; perspective |
| constellation | a group of stars in the sky that is thought to look like, and is named after, an animal, object, or person |