Book 1 Flashcards
1
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Contraband
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n. forbidden
2
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Postilion
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n. driver of a carriage
3
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Turnkey
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n. jailer
4
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Inscrutable
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adv. impossible to understand
5
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Besmirched
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v. stained, sullies reputation
6
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expostulation
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n. objection
7
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mutinous
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adj. Rebellious
8
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doleful
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adj. sorrowful
9
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substratum
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n. supporting layer
10
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nondescript
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adj. undistinguished; no distinctive qualities
11
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cadaverous
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adj. dead body; resembling a dead body
12
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expeditiously
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adv. promptly; with speed and efficiency
13
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unfathomable
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adj. impossible to see the bottom
14
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retinue
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n. followers
15
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insensible
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adj. emotionally dull & unresponsive
