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Hound of the Baskervilles Vocab. Flashcards

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Apparition

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N. Ghost; phantom

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Surmise

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v. Guess n. To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence

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Diabolical

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ask. Devilish concerning, or characteristic of the devil; satanic

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Congenial

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adj. Pleasant; friendly

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inclement

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adj. stormy; unkind

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Acrid

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Adj. sharp; bitterly pungent

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Flippant

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adj. lacking proper seriousness

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Profane

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v. Violate; desecrate; treat worthily adj. blasphemous; irreverent; disrespectful

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Bemused

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Adj. confused lost in thought; preoccupied

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Daunt

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v. Intimidate; frighten

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Impassive

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adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

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Wanton

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adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

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Prosaic

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adj. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual

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Inadvertently

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adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

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Valor

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N. Bravery

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Circumspect

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adj. cautious; prudent

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Piqued

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v. Provoke or arouse; annoy

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Slovenly

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adj. untidy; careless in work habits

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Fulsome

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adj. disgustingly excessive

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Dexterous

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adj. skillful

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Luminously

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adj. shining; issuing light

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Asperity

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n. Sharpness (of temper)

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Incredulous

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adj. without belief; skeptical

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covetous

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adj. avaricious; eagerly desirous of

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Fallacies

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n. Misleading notion; adj. false; misleading

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Residue

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n. Remainder; balance

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Besmirch

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v. Soil; defile

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Sauntering

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v. Stroll slowly

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Audacious

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adj. daring; bold

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Supple

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adj. flexible; pliant

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Foil

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n. contrast

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cajole

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v. Coax; wheedle

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Languid

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adj. weary; sluggish; listless

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Ruddy

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adj. reddish; healthy looking

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Pugnacious

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adj. combative in nature; belligerent

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Loiter

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v. Hang around; longer n. One who stands idly about

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Trifles

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n. Sketching of little importance or value; something trivial
adj. trivial; unimportant

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Wily

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adj. cunning; artful

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Malevolent

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adj. having or exhibiting I’ll will; malicious

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vexation

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n. The condition of being annoyed or distressed

v. To annoy; bother

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Propitious

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adj. favorable; fortunate

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Incessantly

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adj. uninterrupted; unceasing

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impassive

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adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

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Undulating

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adj. moving with a wavelike motion

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Furtive

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adj. stealthy; sneaky

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disapprobation

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n. Disapproval; condemnation

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Onerous

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adj. Burdensome

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choleric

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adj. hot-tempered

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Approbation

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n. Approval

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pallid

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adj. pale; wan

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melancholy

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adj. gloomy; morose; blue

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malignancy

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adj. injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent

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austere

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adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and I unornamented

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Surmounted

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v. overcome

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equestrian

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n. Rider on horseback

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resonant

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adj. echoing; resounding; deep and fill in sound

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prosaic

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adj. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual

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Dais

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n. A raised platform for guests of honor

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dissent

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n. Disagreement

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brusque

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adj. blunt; abrupt

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clandestine

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adj. secret

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unmitigated

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adj. unrelieved or immoderate; absolute

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conjecture

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n. A surmise; guess

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exultation

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n. The act of rejoicing

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peremptory

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adj. demanding and leaving no choice

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peremptory

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adj. demanding and leaving no choice

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irresolute

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adj. uncertain how to act; weak

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notorious

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n. disrepute; ill fame

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Atone

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v. Make amends or; pay for

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indelible

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adj. not able to be erased

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Tempestuous

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adj. stormy; impassioned; violent

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abhor

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b. detest; hate

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deluge

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n. Flood; rush

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effigy

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n. Dummy

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uncouth

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adj. outlandish; clumsy; boorish

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dilapidated

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adj. ruined because of neglect

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abet

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v. Aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

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