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¶ The Queen's Gambit and Vocab
Welcome back to GRE Vocab. We use vocabulary words from the verbal section of the GRE in a relevant and relatable paragraph to make sure they stick around until test time.
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I just finished watching a new show on Netflix called The Queen's Gamma. Anna actually has the same actress as Split, which is what I talked about in the last episode. Kinda funny, because her character is very similar. At least personality wise. I read one excoriated review of the actress saying that she can only play one type of I've only seen her in these two instances, so I can't really say if that's true, but who's to say? Maybe she'll play something different in the room.
The show is about an orphan who becomes an incredible chest. She is gifted naturally to begin with, and added empiricism to that after playing hundreds, maybe even thousands of At first, she plays a few picayoon people who focus on the fact that she's a teenager. After she beats several highly rated players in her town, no one doubts her legitimacy. As she continues to more advanced competition, How she gained so much skill as a young teenager eludes many.
She quickly becomes very famous in the chapel. She doesn't let it all go to her head. She is very obliging to her adopted mother when her mom needs financial help. And that's all I'm going to tell you, so as not to ruin the ending, because you should watch it. It really was a great day.
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Next word is Pikaun P I C A Y U N E, an adjective meaning trifling or petty, and this is usually describing a Excoriate EX C O R I A T E a verb meaning to criticize very ELUDE, a verb meaning to escape understanding. Obliging O B L I G I N G, an adjective meaning showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others.
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