CH 1 Flashcards
apothecary
noun.
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
taciturn
adjective. (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
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chattel
noun.
(in general use) a personal possession.
unsullied
adjective.
not spoiled or made impure.
dictum
noun.
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
strictures
noun. a restriction on a person or activity.
dispatched
verb. send off to a destination or for a purpose.
ambled
verb.
walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
detention
noun. the act of keeping someone in a prison or similar place
detachment
noun. lack of emotion or of personal interest
repertoire
noun.
a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
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malevolent
adjective. having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
vapid
adjective. offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
morbid
adjective. characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
nocturnal
adjective. of, relating to, or occurring in the night
stealthy
adjective.
behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
mutilated
verb. inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
predilection
noun. a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
domiciled
verb. treat a specified country as a permanent home
flivver
noun.
a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition.
intimidation
noun.
the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated.
nebulous
adjective.
in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
transition
noun. the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
verb. undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition.
concession
noun.
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
assuaged
verb. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
