ICB Part 4 Vocab Flashcards

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arraignment

A

the act of being called to court to answer charges

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dourness

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gloominess

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gamy

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unwholesome

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4
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hooch

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alcohol

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5
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laggardly

A

slowly hanging back

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odious

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detestable

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome

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unpretentious

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modest

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9
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auditors

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listeners

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contrition

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sincere remorse

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dirge

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a song mourning the dead

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12
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languid

A

lifeless; lacking energy

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13
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ministrations

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acts of care

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14
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pathological

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caused by disease

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staid

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composed; fixed

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stealthy

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marked by caution

17
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vicissitudes

A

changes or variations

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commodious

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spacious

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malodorous

A

smelling badly

20
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nonchalance

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indifference

21
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pinioned

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restrained

22
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unctuous

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excessively pious

23
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vivsectionist

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a person who cuts into living animals for scientific research