Chapters 1-4 Vocab Flashcards

1
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apothecary

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a pharmacist, or druggist

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2
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taciturn

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usually silent, uncommunicative

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3
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collards

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a vegetable, a kind of kale

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4
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veranda

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an open porch along the side of a house

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5
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predilection

A

preference

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6
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indigenous

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native

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7
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revelations

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striking disclosures

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8
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entailment

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a restriction on the inheritance of a piece of land

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9
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fractious

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irritable, difficult to control

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10
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disapprobation

A

disapproval

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11
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flivver

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a small, cheap automobile

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12
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scuppernongs

A

golden green grapes

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13
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contemptuous

A

disrespectful

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14
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entity

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something that has a real existence

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15
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nebulous

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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

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16
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contentious

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causing, involving, or characterized by argument/controversy

17
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assuaged

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to make milder or less severe

18
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perservere

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continue a course of action even when difficult

19
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sojourn

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to stay somewhere temporarily

20
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piety

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the quality of being religious

21
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auspicious

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conducive (making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible) to success, favorable

22
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gingerly

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in a careful or cautious manner