Chapter 10 Vocab Flashcards
1
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dissimulate
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to hide (feelings) from other people
2
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natty
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marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
3
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backbite
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to say mean things
4
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flunkey
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a person of unquestioning obedience
5
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garrulous
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full of trivial conversation
6
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fink
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someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
7
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impudent
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marked by casual disrespect; improperly forward or bold
8
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insinuate
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to introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; to say in an indirect way
9
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transfix
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to pierce with a sharp stake or point; to render motionless, as by arousing terror or awe
10
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scab
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someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; to take the place of work of someone on strike
