The Gift of the Magi (Key Vocabulary) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the look-out for the "mendicancy" squad

To hesitate

To lessen the value or price of something

The act of begging

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Even if your home does not "depreciate", that is not to say the money you invested in the home would not have grown larger and faster had it been invested wisely somewhere else.

To hesitate

To lessen the value or price of something

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He did not "falter" to deliver his speech even though the majority of the crowd was against it.

To hesitate

Thriftiness

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The "manger" was empty when the cow was looking for hay to chew.

A long lock or curl of hair

A stall in a stable or barn.

A short chain attached to a watch

To hesitate

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Della has been very "parsimonious" that she always asks for a discount from the grocer and vegetable man in the market.

The act of begging

Thriftiness; frugality

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Jim’s watch needs a change of "fob" since it has been worn out.

short chain attached to a watch

a long lock or curl of hair

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Her long and shiny "tresses" are beautifully adorned with flowers and pearl ornament on her wedding day.

act of begging

a long lock or curl of hair.

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