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Match the following words with their definitions:
Refinement = The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance Suppleness = Bending and moving easily and gracefully Usurers = A person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest Homage = Special honour or respect shown publicly
Match the following terms from 'The Interlopers' with their meanings:
Interloper = One that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity Marauders = One who raids and loots Langnor = A lack of feeling or energy Condolences = An expression of sympathy
Match the following words from 'God Sees The Truth But Waits' with their definitions:
Riotous = Marked by or involving public disorder Petition = A formally drawn request Downcast = Dejected in spirit Fortnight = Two weeks
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Study Notes
Refinement
- The act of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.
Clerk
- An official in charge of records for a local council or court.
Suppleness
- The ability to bend and move easily and gracefully. Synonymous with flexibility.
Inscrutable
- Impossible to understand or interpret.
Incessantly
- Without interruption; constantly.
Gallantries
- Polite attention, respect, or courteous gestures shown by men or women.
Usurers
- People who lend money at unreasonably high interest rates.
Resplendent
- Attractive and impressive due to rich colors or luxuriousness.
Homage
- Special honor or respect shown publicly.
Interloper
- Someone who intrudes in a place, situation, or activity without being welcome.
Precipitous
- Steep and abrupt.
Marauders
- Those who raid and loot.
Pinioned
- Restrained or immobilized.
Condolences
- An expression of sympathy.
Langour
- A lack of feeling or energy.
Reconciliation
- The resolution of a state of hostility.
Pestilential
- Likely to spread and cause disease.
Riotous
- Marked by or involving public disorder.
Spree
- A lively frolic or outing.
Petition
- A formally drawn request, often addressed to an authority.
Condemned
- Dejected in spirit, full of despair.
Downcast
- Pronounced guilty of a crime.
Flogged
- To beat with a whip or stick.
Fortnight
- Two weeks.
Traversing
- The act of travelling across.
Congenial
- Having the same tastes; compatible.
Monocle
- An eyeglass for one eye.
Wielded
- Employed or manipulated.
Derision
- Ridicule or mockery.
Palette
- A hand-held board on which an artist mixes paint.
Scarcely
- Only just; almost not.
Turrets
- Small towers usually extending upward from the corners of buildings.
Moat
- A water-filled ditch surrounding a castle.
Solicited
- To seek something.
Entice
- To lead on by exciting hope or desire.
Precedent
- An act, decision, or case that serves as a guide for subsequent situations.
Subsequent
- Occurring or coming after.
Injunction
- A command or order, often legal.
Laudable
- Deserving praise.
Marquis
- A nobleman ranking below a duke and above a count.
Annexed
- To attach, append, or add, especially to something larger.
Perilous
- Full of grave risk.
Pernicious
- Ruinous, injurious, hurtful.
Prevailing
- Predominant.
Stratagems
- A plan, scheme, or trick for surprising an enemy.
Epidemic
- A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Evidently
- Plainly or obviously.
Poised
- Having a composed and self-assured manner.
Covey
- A small party or flock of birds, especially partridge.
Slack
- Not taut or held tightly in position, loose.
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