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Literature 3/4 > Dracula Vocab > Flashcards

Dracula Vocab Flashcards

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Brigand

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an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

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Polygot

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a person who speaks more than one language.

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Foliage

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leaves of a plant, leafage

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Goitre

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abnormally enlarged thyroid gland

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Caleche

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a horse-drawn vehicle with a driver’s seat on the splashboard

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Alacrity

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liveliness and eagerness

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Beetling

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moving quickly, scurrying

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Impalpable

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incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

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Prodigious

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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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Pallor

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unnatural lack of colour in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

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Patronymic

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a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O’ - in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor

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Kodak

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photo company

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Berserkers

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most feared Viking warriors, who felt no pain in battle and were very difficult to stop. They were a secret “brotherhood” who many have taken hallucinatory plant substances to put them in a trance/rage before battle. Generally speaking they were mercenaries, who fought only for pay.

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Short Hand

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a system of rapid handwriting that employs symbols, abbreviations, and shortened words to represent words and phrases

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Precipice

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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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Nethermost

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farthest down

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Repletion

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the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more

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Satiate

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overeat or eat immodestly

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Mattock

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a kind of pick that is used for digging

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Nebulous

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lacking definition or definite content

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Portmanteau

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a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

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Cudge

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a short, thick blunt weapon; a club

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Stenograph

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a machine for typewriting shorthand characters

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Centrifugal

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tending away from centralisation, as of authority

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Assiduously

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with care and persistence

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Fervour

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feelings of great warmth and intensity

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Ebb

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a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

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Zoophagous

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carnivorous

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Addle

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mix up or confuse

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Expostulate

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reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

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Brusquely

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in a blunt direct manner

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Acquiesce

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to accept without protest; to agree or submit

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Quay

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dock; landing place

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Myriad

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a large indefinite number

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Aft

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rear or in back

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Ballast

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an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals

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Thwart

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to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

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Agglomeration

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the act of collecting in a mass

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Gaiety

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a festive merry feeling

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Appropos

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appropriate to the situation, apt

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Languid

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lacking spirit or liveliness

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Pall

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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

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Strait-Waistcoat

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strait jacket

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Comorant

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greedy person

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Paroxysm

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a sudden uncontrollable attack

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Qualitative

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involving distinctions based on qualities

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Metaphysician

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one who examines the fundamental nature of reality and being

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Beneficent

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doing or producing good

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Trituration

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This is the process of reducing solids into fine particles by rubbing them with a mortar and pestle. It is used to reduce the size of particles and to blend powder.

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Prostration

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a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes

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Wisp

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a small tuft or lock

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Sceptic

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someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

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