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The Gift of the Magi Vocabulary


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Instigatesurges on, stirs up
depreciatereduce in value
chastepure or clean in style, not ornate
meretriciousattractive in a cheap, flashy way
ravagesruins, devastating damages
discreettactful, respectful
O. Henrythe author of "The Gift of the Magi"
Magithe 3 wise men
dynamic charactera character that goes through a change during the story
static charactercharacter stays the same during the story