Willa Cather: "A Wagner Matinee" - Vocab Flashcards
1
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legacy
A
- noun
- an inheritance; a lasting reputation
2
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reproach
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- noun
- an expression of disapproval; a reprimand
3
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doggedly
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- adverb
- in a stubbornly persistent manner; obstinately
4
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trepidation
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- noun
- nervous anticipation; anxiety; fear
5
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obliquely
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- adverb
- in a slanting or sloping direction
6
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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