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Cyrano Vocabulary
Vocab list for Legacy Academy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cavalier | A gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman; a mounted soldier; a knight |
| droves | A large mass of people moving or acting as a body. |
| deplorable | Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach |
| rustic | Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people |
| impetuous | Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate |
| scabbard | A sheath, as for a dagger or sword |
| fatuous | Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish |
| exultant | Marked by great joy or jubilation; triumphant |
| parried | deflected, evaded, avoided |
| rancor | Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. |
| volubly | Fluently; speaking easily – later referred to speaking glibly or in a flippant manner |
| ether | A volatile, highly flammable liquid derived from the distillation of ethyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and used as a reagent and solvent. It was formerly used as an anesthetic; The regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens; |
| parapet | A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony |
| frivolity | the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible |
| stupefaction | Great astonishment or consternation |
| rabble | A tumultuous crowd; a mob |
| panache | A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet |
| svelte | Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim |
| Soliloquy | monologue made by one in solitude to oneself |
| Aside | words spoken aside or in a low tone as to be inaudible to some person or persons present |