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Question
Find the words that mean the following from the first stanza.
- Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ______
- show off proudly: ______
- tilt, move at an angle: ______
- across, especially in a slanting direction: ______
Solution
- Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: beaten gold
- show off proudly: flaunt
- tilt, move at an angle: slant
- across, especially in a slanting direction: athwart
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