Willa Cather: "A Wagner Matinee" - Vocab Flashcards

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legacy

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  • noun

- an inheritance; a lasting reputation

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reproach

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  • noun

- an expression of disapproval; a reprimand

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doggedly

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  • adverb

- in a stubbornly persistent manner; obstinately

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trepidation

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  • noun

- nervous anticipation; anxiety; fear

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obliquely

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  • adverb

- in a slanting or sloping direction

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incorrect vocab

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  • he was doggedly tired after pitching two back-to-back baseball games
  • the house was obliquely one of the most striking in the neighborhood
  • this not the best reproach to take if we want to get our project finished on time
  • the mouse ran doggedly away from the cat, fearing for its life
  • the child played with delighted trepidation on all the new equipment at the playground
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