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Consider the fakir’s statement that
“fate ruled people’s lives, and those
who interfered with it did so to their
sorrow.”
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1. condoling v. expressing sympathy
2. rubicund adj. a red or ruddy complexion
3. visage n. face
4. fakir n. a Hindu religious person--usually knows magic
5. presumptuous adj. acting on assumption
6. Arabian Nights n. collection of Mid. Eastern folk tales
7. antimacassar n. a small cloth placed on the backs of chairs to help keep them clean
8. talisman n. an amulet or charm
9. simian adj. monkey-like
10. prosaic adj. commonplace
11. credulity n. gullibility
12. bibulous adj. fond of drink
13. furtively adv. secretively
14. fusillade n. a rapid outburst in quick succession
