Thursday, February 5, 2009

Vocab

She could not hold back her mirth when the boy tripped and fell.

"I live to serve you, my liege."

He got thrown in jail for committing parricide against his brother and his mother.

The verity of her alibi was questioned greatly, as she had a record of lying to detectives.

His avarice led to his downfall because he wouldn't stop gambling.

"Avaunt from me, I can't stand to look at you!"

She took a lot of pictures because she thought it might be nice to record things for posterity.

The book was written to pay homage to the great works of Mozart.

She was cloistered in her house for so long, the sunlight hurt her eyes when she went out.

She was an excellent equivocator and could get out of almost anything she'd said.

His eminence was due to his great intelligence.

Even though it was obvious he had committed the murder, he refused to avouch.

Their property had be destroyed due to some force of nature acting with malevolence.

The children were in thrall to their parents.

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