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English vocab terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |