Vocab for "Lady or the Tiger" and "The Golden Touch"

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Florid
excessively ornate, showy
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Retribution
punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
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Fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity
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Ardor
enthusiasm or passion
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Rapturous
characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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Epithalamic
Belonging to, or designed for, a song or poem celebrating a marriage
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Rhapsodies
an ecstatic expression of feeling and enthusiasm
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Genial
friendly and cheerful
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Imperious
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
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Moiety
a portion or part of something
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Bequeath
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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Beneficent
generous or doing good
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Presentiment
an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding
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Diminutive
extremely or unusually small
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Enraptured
giving intense pleasure or joy to
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Insatiable
impossible to satisfy
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Perplexity
inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable
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Disconsolately
in a very unhappy way
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Quandary
a state of perplexity or doubt
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Mortification
great embarrassment or shame
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Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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Countenance
a person's face or facial expression
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Tumult
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
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Paltry
small or meager
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Dolefully
mournfully
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Assiduous
showing great care and perseverance
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Balk
hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
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Eminent
famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
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Clemency
mercy; lenience
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Guile
sly or cunning intelligence
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Encroach
intrude on a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right
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Vignette
a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off
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Intricate
very complicated or detailed
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Egocentrism
excessive interest and concern in oneself, while having a disregard for other
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Replica
an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.
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Tractable
easily managed or controlled
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Alighting
to descend from a train or bus
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Terse
brief and to the point
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Coterie
a circle of close associates or friends
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Succinct
brief and clearly expressed

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