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Annie John Vocab Flashcards

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Bildungsroman

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(noun) coming of age story

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Anglophile

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(noun) someone who admires Britain

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Colonialism

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(noun) owning political control in another country and exploiting it economically

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Emigration

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(noun) to leave one’s country to permanently settle elsewhere

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Varnished

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(verb) a disguise or gloss

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Obeah

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(noun) a kind of sorcery used in the Caribbean; traditional/cultural beliefs; voodoo

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Wares

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(noun) articles for sale

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Provisions

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(noun) something provided or supplied for use

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Corpuscles

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(noun) a red or white blood cell

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Sixpence

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(noun) a coin worth 6 old pennies

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Plaited

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(noun) a single length of hair or other flexible material made up of three or more interlaced strands; a braid.

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Shillings

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(noun) a former British coin equal to 12 pennies

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Chemise

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(noun) a woman’s loose-fitting undergarment or nightdress, typically of silk or satin with a lace trim.

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Camphor

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(noun) a white, volatile, crystalline substance with an aromatic smell and bitter taste, occurring in certain essential oils.

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Squelch

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(verb) suppress or silence

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Gait

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(noun) a person’s manner of walking

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Flamboyant

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(adj) attracting attention because of confidence

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Vie

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(verb) compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something

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Forbearance

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(noun) patient self-control; restraint and tolerance

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Cistern

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(noun) a tank for storing water

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Apparatus

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(noun) the tech equipment needed for a specific purpose

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Coronet

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(noun) a small or relatively simple crown, esp. as worn by lesser royalty and peers and peeresses

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Harangue

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(noun) a lengthy and aggressive speech

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Impertinence

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(noun) lack of respect

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Defame

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(verb) damage the good reputation of someone

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Odious

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(adj) extremely unpleasant

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Poultice

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(noun) a soft, moist mass of material

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Prodigal

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(adj) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

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Biliousness

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noun) someone who is affected by nausea or vomiting; bad tempered

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Torrent

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(noun) a sudden violent outpouring of things (usually words)

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Galvanize

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(verb) to excite someone; Call to action; to inspire someone

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Berth

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(noun) A ships bed

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Thistle

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noun) a distributed herb plant which has a prickly stem and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers

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