Chekhov 40 stories pp. 204-261

Viktoryia H. (United States of America)
Big Volodya And Little Volodya, The Student, Anna Round the Neck,
The House with the Mezzanine
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  1. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  2. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  3. wimple
    a headdress of cloth
  4. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  5. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  6. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
  7. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  8. sacristan
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
  9. desolation
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
  10. deportment
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  11. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  12. darn
    repair a garment by weaving thread across a hole
  13. tallow
    a hard substance used for making soap and candles
  14. guttersnipe
    a badly behaved child who spends most time on the street
  15. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  16. daintily
    in a refined manner
  17. squint
    partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct light
  18. ingratiating
    capable of winning favor
  19. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  20. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  21. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  22. dispensary
    clinic where medicine and medical supplies are distributed
  23. vagabond
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  24. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  25. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  26. hobble
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
Created on Thu Jul 09 20:31:05 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Jul 09 23:10:03 EDT 2009)

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