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Page 52 vocabulary section and complete a word map with the the words
Enrichment General English
Vocabulary Word Map
passed on by established rules of descent
treat with contemptuous disregard
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
suitable to your needs
marked by skill in deception
tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
shining with an unnatural red glow
hang loosely or laxly
the trait of being rude and inclined to take liberties
make a groove in
lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance.
elaborately or excessively ornamented
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
interpret in the wrong way
MS A English
Word Map
Efface – to erase, to rub out or wipe out
Stigma – a mark of disgrace
Decrepit – weakened, work out
Venerable – worthy of respect of dignity or character
Transient – lasting or existing for only a short time
Deferential – extremely respectful
Exhilaration – a lively delight
Dispute – to question or doubt
Tremulous – marked by trembling, shaking
Exultingly – in a joyful triumphant way
Pester – annoying persistently
Eccentricity – strange and unconventional behavior
Veracious – habitually speaking the truth
Effervescent – giving of bubbles
Beseech – ask for or request carefully
Dotage – mental infirmity as a consequence
Quaff – Swallow hurriedly or greedily of in one draught
Bemoan – regret strongly
Mendicant – a pauper who lives by begging
Desirous – having or expressing and inclination to want something
Viand – a choice or delicious dish
Writhe – move in a twisted or controlled motion
MS BĀ English
Word Map
Abyss – A bottomless gulf or pit
Accumulate – To get or gather
Acute – ending in a sharp point
Aghast – Struck with fear; dread
Allude – Make an indirect reference to
Cease – to put an end to a state of an activity
Chasm – an opening in the earths surface
Daub – an unskillful painting
Deprived – Take away
Elapse – Pass by
Feeble – pathetically lacking force or activeness
Seize – to take hold of or grab
Throng – a large gathering of peopleĀ
Basic English
Vocabulary Word Maps for the words for the story One thousand Dollars By O Henry on pages 130