VOCABULARY WORDS

1. Articulate - (of a person or a person's words) having or showing the

ability to speak fluently and coherently.
2. Bold - (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks;
confident and courageous.
3. Pity - the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering
and misfortunes of others.
4. Confine - keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits
of (space, scope, quantity, or time).
5. Charity - the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money,
to those in need.
6. Thrive - (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or
vigorously.
7. Texture - the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a
substance.
8. Content - in a state of peaceful happiness.
9. Potential - having or showing the capacity to become or develop into
something in the future.
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Discarded - get rid of (someone or something) as no longer
useful or desirable.
1. Chimney - a vertical channel or pipe that conducts smoke and
combustion gases up from a fire or furnace and typically through the
roof of a building.
2. Kiln - a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one
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for calcining lime or firing pottery.

Century - a period of one hundred years.
Sole - put a new sole onto (a shoe).
Bleach - whiten by exposure to sunlight or by a chemical process.
Clutch - grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly.
Unbearable - not able to be endured or tolerated.
Regret - feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has

happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity).

9. Strange - unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to
understand.
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Mold - a distinctive and typical style, form, or character.

1. Magistrate - a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law,

especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and
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holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

Beneath - at a lower level or layer than.
Virtuous - having or showing high moral standards.
Hasten - be quick to do something.
Wander - walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.
Trance - a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of
response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or

entered by a medium.
7. Adventure - an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience
or activity.
8. Kisaeng ordinary village people.
9. Defiance - open resistance; bold disobedience.
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Retorted - say something in answer to a remark or accusation,
typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
1. Beckon - make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage
someone to come nearer or follow.
2. Relish - make pleasant to the taste; add relish to.
3. Loquacious - tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
4. Regale - entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
5. Murals - a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.
6. Edifice - a building, especially a large, imposing one.
7. Hectic - full of incessant or frantic activity.
8. Ubiquitous - present, appearing, or found everywhere.
9. Buddah - awakened or enlightened one.
10. Temple - a building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the
dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence.