Kate Chopin: "The Story of an Hour" - Vocab Flashcards

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elusive

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  • adjective

- difficult to explain or grasp

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tumultuously

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  • adverb

- in an agitated manner; violently

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exalted

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  • adjective

- elevated

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perception

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  • noun

- an awareness; an insight

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persistence

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  • noun

- stubborn or determined

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incorrect vocab

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  • she was a persistence; no one could get a word in once she started speaking
  • this mountain is more exalted than i thought, now that i start climbing it
  • someone in the audience began, in quiet reverence, to tumultuously sing the national anthem
  • i need to get over to the pharmacy and pick up my perception before noon today
  • he tumultuously accepted the news of his promotion with a brief smile and a nod
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