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The Star of Kazan Vocabulary - First Set of Chapters

Learn about some of the descriptive vocabulary words that Eva Ibbotson used in her story The Star of Kazan.

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PortlyComfortably stout
Rutabagathe large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food; Swedish turnip
Quarantineenforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
Infirmaryhospital: a health facility where patients receive treatment
Baizea bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
MarquisEuropean title of nobility
AristocratA member of a ruling class or of the nobility
Louseany of various small wingless usually flattened insects
KaiserAny of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), of Austria (1806-1918), or of Germany (1871-1918
Undertakermortician: one whose business is the management of funerals



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