Grade 8: "The Lady, or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton, List 2

In a kingdom ruled by a "semi-barbaric" king, a young man must choose between two doors, one hiding a fierce tiger and the other a beautiful lady.

This list covers vocabulary from "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter..." – the end of the story.

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  1. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
    This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own.
  2. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
    This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own.
  3. courtier
    an attendant for a monarch
    Among his courtiers was a young man of that fineness of blood and lowness of station common to the conventional heroes of romance who love royal maidens.
  4. conventional
    represented in simplified or symbolic form
    Among his courtiers was a young man of that fineness of blood and lowness of station common to the conventional heroes of romance who love royal maidens.
  5. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    This royal maiden was well satisfied with her lover, for he was handsome and brave to a degree unsurpassed in all this kingdom, and she loved him with an ardor that had enough of barbarism in it to make it exceedingly warm and strong.
  6. relentless
    never-ceasing
    The tiger-cages of the kingdom were searched for the most savage and relentless beasts, from which the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena...
  7. personage
    one whose actions and opinions have a strong impact
    As the youth advanced into the arena he turned, as the custom was, to bow to the king, but he did not think at all of that royal personage.
  8. moiety
    a part or portion of something
    Had it not been for the moiety of barbarism in her nature it is probable that lady would not have been there, but her intense and fervid soul would not allow her to be absent on an occasion in which she was so terribly interested.
  9. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
    Had it not been for the moiety of barbarism in her nature it is probable that lady would not have been there, but her intense and fervid soul would not allow her to be absent on an occasion in which she was so terribly interested.
  10. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
    Her right arm lay on the cushioned parapet before her.
  11. devious
    turning away from a straight course
    It involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way.
  12. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
    But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door! How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!
  13. reverie
    absentminded dreaming while awake
    But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door! How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!
  14. rapturous
    feeling great delight
    But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door! How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!
  15. deliberation
    careful consideration
    Her decision had been indicated in an instant, but it had been made after days and nights of anguished deliberation.
Created on Sun Apr 12 21:36:01 EDT 2026 (updated Tue Apr 28 18:11:30 EDT 2026)

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