Chapters 1-3 Vocab Flashcards
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walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner; especially sideways or obliquely
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sidling
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the quality of being sagacious
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sagacity
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brisk and cheerful readiness
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alacrity
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fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)
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intrepid
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soon passing out of sights memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
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evanescent
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easily bent; easily influenced or directed; pliable
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pliant
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interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
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construed
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sullen and ill-tempered
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morosely
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intense happiness; the ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts
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felicity
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disagreeing or incongruous
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discordant
