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Act 1 warm-up words
Question | Answer |
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gold | yellowish precious metal |
lustrous | shining or bright |
miser | stingy person who hoards his or hers wealth |
penance | voluntary act to show that one is sorry for a misdeed |
perfection | condition of being perfect or excellent |
replenish | to make full or complete again by supplying a new stock. |
resolute | determined, unwavering |
shrivels | wrinkles or becomes withered or shrunken |
bleak | cold, harsh, or dreary |
dismal | gloomy, miserable |
establishment | business; public or private structures. |
grindstone | flat millstone for grinding grain into flour. |
impropriety | improper action or behavior |
neglected | not properly cared for; ignored |
surviving | remaining alive; still living or existing |
welfare | well-being |
fortune | wealth, riches. |
heartily | sincerely and fully |
poem | a written piece that presents a powerful image or feeling, sometimes in rhyming, rhythmic words. |
praise | to express approval or admiration |
recollect | to remember |
thoughtful | meditative or full of thought |
unaltered | unchanged |
value | the worth of a thing |
beggars | people who beg or ask for charity. |
consequnces | a result of an action |
nasty | very ill-humored or unpleasant |
odious | arousing or deserving of hatred or disgust. |
preserved | saved or maintained |
refuge | a safe place or shelter from danger |
resource | something that can be drawn upon if needed. |
workhouse | poorhouse |