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The Bet By Chekhov

Vocabulary words

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1. capital punishment the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime
2. intellectual a person possessing a highly developed intellect
3. immoral not morally good or right: morally evil or wrong
4. death penalty death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes
5. Imprisonment for life the punishment of being kept in a prison for the rest of one's life.
6. priori Latin for "from the former
7. humane having or showing compassion or benevolence
8. executioner an official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person
9. Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment distinguished by living in single cells with little or no meaningful contact to other inmates, strict measures to control contraband, and the use of additional security measures and equipment.
10. frivolous behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously
11. trifle a thing of little value or importance
12. voluntary done, given, or acting of one's own free will
13. compulsory required by law or a rule; obligatory
14. nonsensical having no meaning; making no sense
15. threshold a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room
16. foes an enemy or opponent
17. zealously with great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective
18. dreary dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
19. Gospel the record of Jesus' life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament
20. theology the study of the nature of God and religious belief
21. clutching become nervous and panicked
22. middling moderate or average in size, amount, or rank
23. bankruptcy the state of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value
24. astonishment great surprise
25. conscientious (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly
26. stags a male deer
27. wild boars an Old World wild hog from which most domestic swine have been derived
28. ethereal extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
29. Elburz is one of the two main mountain ranges in modern Iran
30. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe
31. crimson of a rich deep red color inclining to purple
32. illusory based on illusion
33. deceptive giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading
34. posterity all future generations of people
35. hideousness the quality of being extremely ugly or bad
36. despise mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration
37. renounced refuse or resign
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