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Mystery Vocab Flashcards

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Hansom

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old fashioned two-wheeled cab drawn by one horse

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2
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Altercation

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quarrel; angry dispute

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Cantonments

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soldiers’ quarters

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Conjecture

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speculation; guessing

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5
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Crimea

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a region in southwest Russia where a war was fought by the English, French, and Turks against Russia (1854-1856)

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Fender

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metal guard, frame, or screen in front of a fireplace

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Ichneumon

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brownish mammal of Egypt resembling a weasel

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Meretricious

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attractive in a showing way; alluring by false charm

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Mess

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in armed services, place where soldiers eat

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Mutiny

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reference to a rebellion by native troops against the British in northern India in 1857

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11
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Obscure

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unclear; not obvious

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Obtrusively

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intrusively; very noticeable

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Ostentatiously

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in a showy fashion

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14
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Providence

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God

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Puerile

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childish

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Recriminations

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counter-accusations

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Reproach

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blame; disapproval

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18
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Singular

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peculiar; extraordinarily eccentric; strange

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Trepidation

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great dread

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20
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Vindictiveness

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revengefulness; spite

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21
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Wry

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disgusted or grim-looking

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Obeisance

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a gesture expressing deferential respect, like a bow or curtsy

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Craven

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archaic, a cowardly person (Poe needed to find plenty of “raven” rhyming words)

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Quaff

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to swallow in one gulp greedily

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Ominous

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scary, sign of things to come

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Surcease

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Yore

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a time in the past, long ago

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Tempest

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violent windstorm, which could remind the reader of William Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest, in which a conjured storm brings revelations and redemption for the King

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Aperture

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opening or hole in something

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Chagrin

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embarrassment

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Embellish

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decorate or add to

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Labyrinth

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Pompous

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self-important

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Settee

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sofa big enough for two or three people

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Askance

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with distrust or doubt

36
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Contemplative

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given to meditation, thoughtful

37
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Ennui

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feeling of discontented wariness or boredom

38
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Hoax

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trick or deception

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Languid

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lacking energy or spirit

40
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Propagation

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reproduction

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Snuff

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tobacco ground into a fine powder and inhaled through the nostrils

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Bullion

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bars of gold or silver

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Conundrum

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riddle or problem

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Florid

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having ruddy or flushed colour in the face

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Introspect

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examine one’s own thoughts and emotions

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Pawnbroker

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a person who lends money at interest on valuable objects kept as security

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Rueful

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showing sorrow or regret

48
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Solicitor

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British word for lawyer

49
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Alibi

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a plea offered by an accused person of not having been at the scene of the crime

50
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Sleuth

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an investigator or detective

51
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Clue

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something that appears to give information towards solving a crime

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Evidence

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someone or something that proves who committed the crime

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Suspects

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people who appear to have motive to have committed the crime

54
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Deduction

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collecting the facts and drawing a possible conclusion

55
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Red-Herring

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false lead that throws the investigator off track

56
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Witness

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person who had knowledge about the crime

57
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Foreshadowing

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a warning or indication of a future event

58
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Denouement

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the ending of a story in which the resolution occurs

59
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Allusion

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a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, or event or to another literary work

60
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Compunction

A

feeling of guilt or regret

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