"After the Winter" by Kate Chopin

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  1. gallery
    a porch along the outside of a building
  2. skulk
    move stealthily
  3. mulatto
    (offensive) a person with both black and white ancestry
  4. kennel
    a building or cage that serves as a shelter for a dog
  5. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  6. claim
    demand as being one's due or property
  7. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  8. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  9. teem
    move in large numbers
  10. belch
    expel gas from the stomach
  11. frame
    the internal structure that gives an artifact its shape
  12. farandole
    a lively dance from Provence
  13. twinkle
    a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
  14. spring
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  15. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  16. excursion
    a journey taken for pleasure
  17. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  18. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  19. intrusion
    entrance by force or without permission or welcome
  20. ogre
    (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
  21. chink
    a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
  22. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  23. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  24. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  25. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  26. molest
    annoy continually or chronically
  27. mummery
    meaningless ceremonies and flattery
  28. revolve
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  29. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  30. voice
    the sound made when a person speaks
  31. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
  32. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  33. impel
    urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
  34. leonine
    of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
  35. atmosphere
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  36. electric
    exciting or thrilling
  37. strain
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  38. tenor
    the pitch range of the highest male voice
  39. alto
    the lowest female singing voice
  40. soprano
    the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
  41. refrain
    part of a song or poem that recurs at regular intervals
  42. turmoil
    violent agitation
  43. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
  44. fret
    pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines
  45. slacken
    become slow or slower
  46. accountable
    responsible for one's actions
  47. mute
    expressed without speech
  48. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  49. flood
    the act of filling to overflowing
  50. keen
    intense or sharp
  51. sward
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  52. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  53. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  54. exhaust
    wear out completely
  55. intercourse
    communication between individuals
  56. render
    cause to become
  57. retreat
    the act of withdrawing or going backward
  58. infinite
    having no limits or boundaries in time or space
Created on 十二月 10, 2012 (updated 六月 25, 2013)

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