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English vocab terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| educable | able to be educated |
| fleet | quick; fast |
| statures | natural height |
| cubits | measurement from elbow to fingertips |
| scorn | open dislike and disrespect or mockery |
| assailed | made a violent attack on |
| renown | fame; being well known |
| vagrant | a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging |
| albeit | ‘even though’ |
| incessantly | without interruption; constantly |
| loathing | a feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred |
| lattice | a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants. |
| obeisance | a gesture expressing respect, such as a bow or curtsy |
| beguiling | charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way |
| decorum | behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. |
| ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening |
| undaunted | not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment |