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LITERATURE FINAL WORD MEANINGS

  1. Commoners – ordinary people who are not rich or from noble families

  2. Antechambers – Small rooms leading to larger, more important rooms.

  3. Whispered gallantries – Softly spoken polite or flirtatious remarks.

  4. Inscrutable – Impossible to understand or interpret.

  5. Shabbiness – Worn out or in poor condition.

  6. Odious labors – hard and unpleasant jobs

  7. Coma – A prolonged state of deep unconsciousness

  8. Gizmo – A gadget especially a mechanical or electrical device considered to be more complicated than necessary.

  9. Nutty about – Crazy about.

  10. Skeleton swipe-card – A skeleton card can be used to access any device.

  11. Riddle(d) – To damage something by making a large number of small holes in it.

  12. Radical – Relating to most important or basic features of something.

  13. Amiably – Pleasantly and good naturedly.

  14. Offhandedly – Casually, without preparation.

  15. Henpecked – Dominated and harassed by nagging (from one’s wife)

  16. Prosaic – Uninteresting, dull and commonplace.

  17. Reverberated – Resounded.

  18. Propitious – Favorable and likely to lead to success

  19. Morbid – Relating to or resulting in illness

  20. Death-throes – Spams at the time of death

  21. Connived – Pretended not to know about or do nothing to stop a wrongful act

  22. Primeval – Ancient

  23. Malicious – Hateful

  24. Freehold – Legal ownership of a property giving the owner unconditional rights

  25. Rendezvous – The location of a prearranged meeteing

  26. Per fretum febris – Across the straits of fever.

  27. Straits – Narrow passages of water.

  28. Calvary – The hill where Jesus was crucified.

  29. Sermon – A religious message or lesson.

  30. Glimmering eyes – Shining or sparkling eyes (like the star shining in the sky).

  31. Radiant crown – A bright, glowing crown (the light around the star).

  32. Fleeces of our flocks – The soft wool of sheep.

  33. Glares – Bright, strong light.

  34. Sacred dew – Special or holy drops of water (dew on grass at night).

  35. Straggling fence – A fence that is irregular, untidy, or loosely spread out.

  36. Unprofitable gay – Cheerful or bright but serving no useful purpose.

  37. Truant – Someone who is absent from school without permission

  38. Dismal tidings – Sad or gloomy news.

  39. Presage – A sign or warning of something (usually bad) about to happen.

  40. Rustics – People who live in the countryside (considered unsophisticated)