Unit 6: Week 3

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  1. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
    Every day she would pick a bouquet of the most perfect roses to adorn the king's breakfast table.
  2. cleanse
    clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
    As you cleanse yourself in the foaming spring, the golden touch will be washed away.
  3. lifeless
    no longer living
    His cursed touch had turned Aurelia into a lifeless statue.
  4. precious
    of high worth or cost
    There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold.
  5. realm
    the domain ruled by a king or queen
    He had once called together the best gardeners in his realm, and the garden they created for him became renowned for the beauty and variety of its roses.
  6. spoonful
    as much as a spoon will hold
    Midas lifted a spoonful of porridge to his mouth, but as soon as the porridge touched his lips it turned into a hard golden lump.
  7. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
    “Aurelia,” he often told her as she played by the throne, “someday I shall bequeath to you the greatest treasury of gold in all the world.”
  8. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
    He had once called together the best gardeners in his realm, and the garden they created for him became renowned for the beauty and variety of its roses.
  9. exquisite
    delicately beautiful
    But in time the delicate fragrances and exquisite colors meant nothing to Midas.
  10. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
    Bewildered, he looked around the dim room and wondered if perhaps he had been dreaming.
  11. recoil
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    But suddenly he recoiled in horror.
  12. anguish
    extreme mental distress
    Midas howled in anguish and tore at his hair.
  13. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
    A parody retells a familiar story in a new and comical way.
Created on Fri Jul 17 10:58:07 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jul 20 15:06:20 EDT 2020)

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