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New Words From Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger?"

1.  "Florid":  Ornate and complex in an obsolete way.

 The king's ideas are described as florid to show how they can be uselessly complicated in nature.

 2.  "Withal":  With that.

 The use of the expression "withal" helps the contemporary reader place the text in time.

 3.  "Poetic justice":  A kind of justice where good is rewarded and evil is punished.

 The king twists the concept of "poetic justice" in his arena to better fit his views and to better entertain his people.

 4.  "Doleful":  Relating to grief.

 The bells announcing the accused's death are doleful, even though it is in the king's power to save the accused's life.

 5.  "Fervid":  Possessing great intensity.

 The princess' fervid nature is why she is present at her lover's potential execution.

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