The Duke and I Glossary

The Duke and I Glossary

Susceptible

Predisposed to something

Countenance

Facial expression

Instantaneous

Speedy, immediate

Magnanimity

Humility, generosity

Analogous

Corresponding, comparable

Quivering

Trembling

Ascribed

Credited, attributed

Approbation

Endorsement, assent

Pulsillanimous

Cowardly, fearful

Decapitated

Beheaded

Mitigation

Reduction, lessening

Floundering

Struggling, stumbling

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