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The Gift of the Magi - Vocabulary Flashcards

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William Sydney Porter

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  • pen name: O. Henry
  • published over 300 stories
  • known for plot twists/surprise endings
  • wrote colorful descriptions of everyday life
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imputation

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  • noun

- assertion, accusation

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parismony

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  • noun

- stringiness, frugality

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appertaining

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  • verb

- relating, belonging

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depreciate

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  • verb

- reduce, lessen the price or value of

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prudence

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  • noun

- carefulness, good judgment

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