Book 1 Flashcards by Critsian Moya

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Contraband

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n. forbidden

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Postilion

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n. driver of a carriage

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Turnkey

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n. jailer

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Inscrutable

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adv. impossible to understand

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Besmirched

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v. stained, sullies reputation

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expostulation

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n. objection

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mutinous

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adj. Rebellious

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doleful

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adj. sorrowful

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substratum

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n. supporting layer

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nondescript

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adj. undistinguished; no distinctive qualities

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cadaverous

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adj. dead body; resembling a dead body

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expeditiously

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adv. promptly; with speed and efficiency

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unfathomable

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adj. impossible to see the bottom

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retinue

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n. followers

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insensible

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adj. emotionally dull & unresponsive

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blunderbuss

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n. old fashioned gun

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sagacity

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n. wisdom

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feign

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v. to pretend

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eddying

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v. circular way; swirling

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capitulate

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v. stop resisting

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myriad

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n. great number or extremely large amount

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rustic

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adj. rural

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discompose

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v. to disturb

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genial

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adj. cheerful and friendly

provender

n. provisions

emaciated

adj. abnormally thin and slender

epoch

n.era

requisition

n. demand