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Ladies' Agency ch. 9
Vocabulary for chapter 9 of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| exceptional | different, better |
| impressive | amazing |
| distinction | different, finer |
| opulence | fanciness, richness |
| Buckingham Palace | a famous castle in London where the royal family of England live |
| to placate | to make someone feel better |
| pretensions | lies, snobbery |
| architectural | having to do with buildings and building design |
| whimsy | silly wishes and desires |
| astonishment | surprise, amazement |
| taste | what you like, what you think is good |
| son-in-law | a man who marries your daughter |
| in-law | someone related to you because of marriage not birth |
| initials | the first letters of your full name |
| elderly | old |
| discreet | quiet, not obvious |
| artificial | false |
| girth | width around something |
| dumb | unable to talk |
| insolent | rude, mad |
| to condemn | to judge as bad |
| anxious | worried, nervous |
| conspicuous | obvious, easy to see |
| pursuit | the chase, hunt after something |
| puzzled | confused |
| to fidget | to wiggle and do little things nervously |