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The Landlady Vocab
"The Landlady" Short Story Vocabulary- by Roald Dahl
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the front of a building | facade |
| a house where paying guests are provided with meals and lodging | boardinghouse |
| any cultivated variety of a composite plant; many of which are cultivated as ornamental for their showy radiate flower heads | chrysanthemums |
| a small dog of a breed developed in Germany for hunting badgers and having a long body, a unusally shorthaired brown or black and brown coat, drooping ears, and very short legs | dachshund |
| pleasant; agreeable | congenial |
| to call upon; bring to mind | conjured |
| a force; an irresistible urge | compulsion |
| to tease by offering something and then withdrawing it | tantalizing |
| to flow out; issue | emanate |
| a slight defect | blemish |