The Endless Steppe Vocabulary Exuberant (7) Dictionary meaning: with great warmth or feeling. Meaning in book: It was talking about Esther’s family. Opulent (8) Dictionary meaning: Wealthy or rich as people or places. Meaning in book: The churches were very posh and grand. Aberration (10) Dictionary meaning: a change or departure from what is right, normal or true. Meaning in book: It is talking about Esther’s Mama’s strange thought. Premonition (11) Dictionary meaning: A warning feeling of something about to happen. Meaning in book: It means that Esther didn’t have a clue that her life was going to change. Admonishing (16) Dictionary meaning: To advise against something, caution, warn. Meaning in book: Her mother was warning her not to say anything by lifting her hand. Fastidiously (19) Dictionary meaning: Very particular and careful. Meaning in book: Esther’s mother was usually very particular about how she looked. Feeble (19) Dictionary meaning: Weak in body, mind and moral sense. Meaning in book: It was a pathetic joke. Surreptitiously (21) Dictionary meaning: Obtained, done, made in a secret, stealthy way. Meaning in book: Esther secretly stroked the photo albums. Benignly (26) Dictionary meaning: Kind or Showing kindness or gentleness. Meaning in book: The sun was shining kindly over Vilna. Tyranny (26) Dictionary meaning: Complete or unchecked exercise of power; despotic use of authority. Meaning in book: The people didn’t have a choice of what they could do. Villainy (27) Dictionary meaning: A wicked person, scoundrel.
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