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  1. elixir
    a substance believed to cure all ills
    No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window.
  2. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.
  3. bespoke
    custom-made
    She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.
  4. repression
    control by holding down
    She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.
  5. persistence
    the act of continuing or repeating
    There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature.
  6. abandonment
    the act of giving something up
    She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms.
  7. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
    Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring for admission.
  8. illumination
    the quality of providing light
    A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination.
  9. suspension
    the act of hanging something from above so it moves freely
    It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.
  10. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
    "The Story of An Hour"

    Kate Chopin (1894)


    Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
  11. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
    A clear and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.
  12. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
    A clear and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.
  13. clasp
    hold firmly and tightly
    She clasped her sister's waist, and together they descended the stairs.
  14. keen
    intense or sharp
    They stayed keen and bright.
  15. reflection
    the phenomenon of a wave being thrown back from a surface
    It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.
  16. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
    When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips.
  17. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    Her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her.
Created on 八月 25, 2010 (updated 八月 25, 2010)

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