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POTO Vocabulary Definitions. 1. amiable : adj. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable 2. bereft : adj. deprived 3. distortion : noun a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning; a misrepresentation. POTO Vocabulary Definitions.
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POTO Vocabulary Definitions 1. amiable: adj. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable 2. bereft: adj. deprived 3. distortion: noun a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning; a misrepresentation
POTO Vocabulary Definitions 4. ensnare: verb to capture in, or involve as in 5. ingénue:noun the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage; an actress who plays such a part or specializes in playing such parts.
POTO Vocabulary Definitions 6. insolent: adj. boldly rude or disrespectful 7. guardian: noun a person who guards, protects, or preserves 8. labyrinth: noun an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
POTO Vocabulary Definitions 9. lair: noun a secluded or hidden place, especially a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway 10. puerile: adj. childishly foolish; immature or trivial 11. purge: verb to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
POTO Vocabulary Definitions 12. prodigy: noun a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability 13. queue: noun a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn 14. parchment: noun the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write: a manuscript or document on such material
POTO Vocabulary Definitions 15. prima donna: noun a first or principal female singer of an opera company. 16. spectre: noun a ghost; phantom; apparition 17. torment: verb to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain; to worry or annoy excessively; to throw into commotion; stir up; disturb.
POTO Vocabulary Definitions 18. suitor: noun a man who courts or woos a woman. 19. reign: noun the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne; royal rule or authority; sovereignty; dominating power or influence 20. triumphant: adj. having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful
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