Scenes 5-7 vocab Flashcards

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annunciation

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announcement

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emulate

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imitate

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veranda

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open porch

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supercilious

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disdainful or contemptuous

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cotillion

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formal ball

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imperiously

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in an overbearing or domineering way

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incandescent

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very bright, shining brilliantly

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coyly

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flirtatiously; with a show of shyness

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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vestige

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trace or mark of something that no longer exists

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tribulations

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great troubles or afflictions

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rhapsodic

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extravagantly enthusiastic

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candelabrum

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holder for several candles

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intimidated

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hinted; implied

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exposition

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large public exhibition

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beleaguered

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besieged; troubled or harassed

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indolently

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idly; lazily

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tumult

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mental agitation; emotional disturbance

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tumultuously

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in a wild and noisy manner

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gingerly

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in a careful or cautious way

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decorously

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politely; in a manner comforting with what is proper or fitting

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perturbation

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greatly troubled or disturbed

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enrapt

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absorbed or engrossed in something

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jauntily

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in a lovely and carefree manner