Vocab 2 - 9/14/10

Preclude - vb - prevent from happening; make impossible
 The love of peace precluded adoration of guns.
Rapt - adj - completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing
Julian's rapt expression showed on his visage while listening to the audio book.
Indulgently - adv - having or indicating a reafiness or over-readiness to be generous or lenient with someone
Indulgently shooting the passengers on board the ship caused Captain Goganheim laughed maniacally.
Banish - vb - send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment
Henry was banished from the living room after spilling chocolate milk on the floor twice.
Fetter - noun/vb - a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, usually placed around the ankle
Jono was fettered to the cement brick then thrown in the river.
Virtuoso - noun - a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
The small child is no virtuoso, he can't even play an instrument.
Impunity - noun - exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
The human's impunity stemmed from the fact she was filthy rich.
Appropriation - noun - the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission
The robbers' appropriation of the taxi was not the smartest idea, as the yellow car had a trackable GPS system.
Accost - vb - approach and adress someone boldly or aggressively, usually with harmful intent
Monique accosted Jalay after school for taking her favorite seat in the lunchroom.
Reprehensible - adj - deserving censure or condemnation
It was reprehensible when Gavia put tacks in the teacher's chair.
Implore - vb - beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
I implore you to try my grandmothers spicy onion fish soup, it's truly delicious.

Continuation of: The Lady or the Tiger?

 Moving her hand to the right was not the actual answer she had chosen to give. The semi-barbaric princess had always suffered from muscle spasms and occasional facial paralysis. Originally her scheme was as follows: Stab her father with a knife concealed among her many petticoats, declare herself ruler of the kingdom, then marry the peasant. But, as with most unsavory and dire situations, every possible part goes awry. As the muscle spasm ended her lover had already opened the door, revealing the beautiful lady. Furious would only begin to describe the fiery emotion that raged within her. For the princess had decided her love was not reciprocating the same feelings as she any longer, so it was time to show him who was boss. 

However dear readers, do not think her abysmally cruel, as she was not actually sentencing her lover to permanent sleep. The peasant, Lucos, was a tiger tamer by trade and often could be found brutally whipping tigers into submission for the semi-barbaric king’s amusement. Thus the king’s daughter knew Lucos would conquer the tiger by pure force of will, though with no small amount of effort. After concluding that the momentous task was possible, she believed herself to be both fair and serving both their interests. Whatever the intentions behind her final decision, the outcome was the opposite of the desired path.

Out walked the lady in all her rosy-cheeked, lace-clad wedding dress splendor. The peasant gave a mighty whoop of happiness and swept up the maiden in his arms, effectively earning the hatred of Princess Irene forever. The two were married on the spot, with much pomp and to-do about the ceremony. Cheers and parties including the whole kingdom could be heard well into the following day. Only one creature in all the land did not utter a single sound of joy, her only feature was a sullen disposition.

The next day the peasant snuck into the great castle to visit Irene. She was upset with him for consenting to marry the beautiful lady but forgave him after seeing the truly sorry look on his handsome face. They swore to meet twice a month to continue their love. As the years passed Lucos forgot about the bi-monthly appointments more. He began to love his wife with an even greater passion than his affection for Irene ever was. He visited her less and less frequently until the visits stopped completely. As he drew away, the king’s daughter became a shadow of her former self, eating naught but a bite of cake a day or a sip of water. As with most Fadeings people forget all about the person who was once alive and well. Memories begin to disappear and humans get rather suspicious if only one remembers an event or person. One day she was seen no longer in the castle, nor a peep heard from her chambers. After becoming a being stuck in the shadows between life and death, the princess did the only rational thing to do; haunt the person who caused the immense emotional pain that lead to her demise. 

Lucos was quite old at the time this began; his sixtieth birthday was upon him in naught but three months. As these were the semi-barbaric times when it was considered a long life to reach your thirty-fifth birthday, no one was surprised when he died of a sudden heart attack. It was caused by a simple pan falling to the ground, but only thanks to none other than a rather vengeful ghost.