a formal or serious conversation or written communication about a particular topic.

to express strong disapproval of someone's actions; to scold sharply.

to beg urgently and earnestly for something.

a customary or ceremonial act performed in a particular situation, often part of a religious or cultural tradition.

to send someone or something off quickly to a destination or to finish a task promptly.

to pretend or give a false appearance of something (for example, feign illness).

a greeting used at the start of a letter or when meeting someone.

impossible to stop or change; something that continues without being moved by pleading.

careful good judgment about what to say or do; the ability to keep information private when needed.

property, money, or gifts given by a bride’s family to the groom or his family at marriage (historically common in some cultures).

the essential, most important part of something; the core meaning or substance.

to deliberately ignore or treat someone coldly as a sign of disrespect.

doing something with strong feeling, passion, or intense belief.

dirty, wet, or messy in appearance, as if having been through rough conditions.

the highest point or peak of something, either physically (like a mountain peak) or figuratively (like a career).

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Horse and His Boy 3

Chapters 3-5

Term	Definition
discourse	a formal or serious conversation or written communication about a particular topic.
rebuke	to express strong disapproval of someone's actions; to scold sharply.
implore	to beg urgently and earnestly for something.
rite	a customary or ceremonial act performed in a particular situation, often part of a religious or cultural tradition.
dispatch	to send someone or something off quickly to a destination or to finish a task promptly.
feign	to pretend or give a false appearance of something (for example, feign illness).
salutation	a greeting used at the start of a letter or when meeting someone.
inexorable	impossible to stop or change; something that continues without being moved by pleading.
discretion	careful good judgment about what to say or do; the ability to keep information private when needed.
dowry	property, money, or gifts given by a bride’s family to the groom or his family at marriage (historically common in some cultures).
pith	the essential, most important part of something; the core meaning or substance.
snub	to deliberately ignore or treat someone coldly as a sign of disrespect.
fervently	doing something with strong feeling, passion, or intense belief.
bedraggled	dirty, wet, or messy in appearance, as if having been through rough conditions.
pinnacle	the highest point or peak of something, either physically (like a mountain peak) or figuratively (like a career).

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