Read these excerpts from oliver twist by charles dickens and identify the meaning of each bolded word based on its context.

child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery. he rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said: somewhat alarmed at his own temerity: “, sir. i want some more.”

the shop-boys in the neighbourhood had long been in the habit of branding noah in the public streets, with the ignominious epithets of “leathers,” “charity,” and the like; and noah had bourne them without reply

it cannot be expected that this system of farming would produce any very extraordinary or luxuriant crop. oliver twist's ninth birthday found him a pale thin child, somewhat diminutive in stature, and decidedly small in circumference.
temerity =

ignominious =

diminutive =

Temerity - Boldness

Ignominious - Disgraceful

diminutive - Short

These are all synonyms of each other.

In the first paragraph, the narrator puts emphasis on the state of desperation brought by hunger to the child. This situation forces him to take a risk, asking for more food to the master. The word "temerity" is attributed here to the child's display of audacity and boldness.

Next up we have to identify the word "ignominious", which is being used to describe the intentions of embarrassing Noah publicly by the shop-boys who call him names in the streets. The term "ignominious" indicates something that's shameful.

Lastly, the third excerpt describes Oliver Twist's physical state as he turns nine years old. This one is pretty straight forward: the word "diminutive" directly refers to his short stature.

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