"The Lady with the Pet Dog" - Vocabulary Flashcards

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esplanade

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level, open space open to the public for walks or drives

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irresolute

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faltering, doubtful, or undecided

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provincial

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lacking in sophistication or maturity

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abated

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to reduce in intensity

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lorgnette

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eyeglasses used for watching the opera

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rapacious

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greedy, gluttonous, predatory

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exonerate

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to clear of blame

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furtively

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secretly calculatingly

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mockish

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gushing, feebly emotional

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point of view

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third person limited

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rapacious correctly

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her rapacious hunger built as her fangs began their descent

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exonerate correctly

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the testimony from the witness will hopefully exonerate my husband of the charges

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