Chapter 1 Flashcards
Assuaged
Verb
/ə’ swāj/
To make (an unpleasant feeling less intense
Apothecary
Noun
/ə’päTHi,kerē/
A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
Taciturn
Adjective
/’tasə, tərn/
(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative is speech; saying little
Chattel
Noun
/’CHadl/
(In general use) a personal possesion
Unsullied
Adjective
/,ən’səlēled/
Not spoiled or made impure
Dictum
Noun
/’diktəm/
A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
Strictures
Noun
/’strik(t)SHər/
A restriction on a person or activity
Dispatched
Verb
/də’spaCH/
Send of to a destination or for a purpose
Ambled
Verb
/’ambəl/
Walk or move at a slow or relaxed pace
Detention
Noun
/də’ten(t)SH(ə)n/
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner
Dispatched
Verb
/də’spaCH/
Send off to a destination or for a purpose
Detachment
Noun
/də’taCHmənt/
The state of being objective or aloof
Repertoire
Noun
/ˈrepə(r)ˌtwär/
a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
Malevolent
Adjective
/mə’levələnt/
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
Vapid
Adjective
/ˈvapəd/
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
Morbid
Adjective
/ˈmôrbəd/
characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
Nocturnal
Adjective
/näkˈtərnl/
Done, occuring, or active at night
Stealthy
Adjective
/ˈstelTHē/
behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
Mutilated
Verb /’myo͞odlˌāt/
inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
Predilection
Noun
/ˌpredlˈekSH(ə)n/
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
Domiciled
Verb /’däməˌsīl/
treat a specified country as a permanent home
Flivver
Noun
/’flivər/
a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition.
Intimidation
Nounin
/,timəˈdāSH(ə)n/
the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated.
Nebulous
Adjective
/’nebyələs/
in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy
