And then there were none vocabulary ch 1-6 Flashcards
1
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Take on
A
Challenge a person
2
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Treacherous (adj)
A
Unreliable
3
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Abode
A
Place of residence, house
4
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Assent (adj)
A
Agreement
5
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Beckoning (adj)
A
Inviting
6
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Old cronies
A
Old friends
7
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Butler(noun)
A
Mâle servant
8
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Frizzled (verb)
A
Dried up, burnt
9
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Suave (adj)
A
Sophisticated, gracious
10
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Waited well
A
Served well
11
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Quaint
A
Charming
12
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Gramophone
A
Old fashioned record player
13
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Spirit
A
Alcohol
14
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Gave me a turn
A
Frightened me
15
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Preposterous
A
Ridiculous
16
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Quite a mouthful
A
Hard to pronounce
17
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Come out in the open
A
Reveal oneself
18
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I fell for it
A
I was fooled
19
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Epistolary
A
Letter writing
20
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Purports
A
Claims
21
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The cat is out of the bag
A
The secret has been revealed
22
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Slander
A
False
23
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Acquittal
A
Not guilty verdict
24
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The bush
A
The wild
25
Unyielding ( adj)
Stiff
26
Bewildered
Baffled
27
Awestruck
Wonderstruck+fear
28
Take in in
Grasp/believe it
29
Untampered
Not meddled with
30
Take to shunning
Ignore/avoid
31
Keep a stiff upper lip
Not showing emotion
32
Come into
Inherit
33
Puny
Weak
34
Stamina
Endurance
35
Do away with myself
To commit suicide
36
It beats me
I dont understand
37
Do himself in
Commit suicide
38
Be struck down
Be killed
39
Wrath
Anger
40
Providence
God
41
Chastisement
Punishment
42
Sheer moonshine
Smuggled alcohol
43
Spill the beans
Reveal secret information
44
Like a cat on hot bricks
Anxious
45
Barmy
Crazy
