GHS "The Gift of the Magi"

kathy R. (United States of America)
By O Henry
21 words 9 learners

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  1. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  2. mortal
    subject to death
  3. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  4. modest
    marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
  5. unassuming
    not arrogant
  6. sterling
    highest in quality
  7. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  8. cascade
    a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
  9. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  10. ransack
    search thoroughly
  11. platinum
    a heavy precious metallic element
  12. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  13. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  14. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  15. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  16. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  17. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
  18. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
  19. tortoiseshell
    the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
  20. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  21. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
Created on 十一月 27, 2012 (updated 九月 30, 2013)

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