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"Most women are moody and whimsical."
erratic; unpredictable
Adjective [hwim-zi-kuhl, wim-] |
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"Madame Ratignolle hoped that Robert would exercise extreme caution
in dealing with the Mexicans, who, she considered, were a treacherous
people, unscrupulous and revengeful."
Adjective [uhn-skroo-pyuh-luhs]
conscienceless; unprincipled. |
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"The quadroon was following them with little quick steps, having assumed a
fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion."
[uh-lak-ri-tee] Noun
liveliness; briskness. |
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"He did not lead the way, however, he directed the way; and he himself loitered behind with the lovers, who had betrayed a disposition to linger and
hold themselves apart."
[loi-ter] Verb
to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place |
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"She vacantly hummed a fantastic tune as she poked at the wood embers on the hearth and munched a cracker."
[em-ber] Noun
a small live piece of coal, wood. |
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