1. The Lady, or the Tiger? Frank R. Stockton

2. Exuberant

3. Exuberant Adjective Vigorous and unrestrained When I found out I was going to Disney Land I gave an exuberant shout of joy.

4. Valor

5. Valor Noun Courage; bravery The knight in shining armor was a man of valor.

6. Assert

7. Assert Verb To put forward in a forceful or insistent way He asserted his opinion to the group because he felt they were ignoring him.

8. Decree

9. Decree Noun An official order The king’s decree stated that every family had to pay higher taxes.

10. Procure

11. Procure Verb To obtain; acquire I was able to procure an extra ticket to the concert tonight for you!

12. Doleful

13. Doleful Adjective Sad; mournful He had a doleful look on his face as he came home from the funeral.

14. Subordinate

15. Subordinate Adjective Less important or lower in rank; secondary I am subordinate to Mr. Hanna– he is a principal, I am a teacher.

16. Retribution

17. Retribution Noun Punishment for bad behavior My brother listened in on my phone call so I broke into his Facebook and changed his profile.

18. Imperious

19. Imperious Adjective Proud; overbearing Trent was acting imperious at lunch after he got an A on his history quiz.

20. Destiny

21. Destiny Noun An unavoidable lot in life; fate It was his destiny to to be short.