the curious incident of the dog in the night-time Flashcards

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yeoman

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an attendant or lesser official in royal or noble household, or a farmer

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irate

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furious,enraged, angry

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intuition

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direct perception of truth or fact independent of any reasoning process.

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grievously

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causing great sorrow or pain

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endeavoring

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to attempt, try

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digression

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a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech writing

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dementia

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a state of serious emotional and mental deterioration

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circumspect

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watchful and discreet cautious; prudent

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authorship or authenticity, false

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vicar

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a person acting as priest of a parish

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utterly

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in a complete manner,totally, absolutely.

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aperture

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an opening ; a gap

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anemic

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lacking power, vigor,vitality, or colourfulness;listless; weak

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truncheon

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the club carried by a police officer;billy club

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slander

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any false or defamatory words spoken about a person.

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silhouette

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a two -dimensional outline or general shape of something

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schizophrenic

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experiencing or maintaining contradictory attitudes,emotions,fellings

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propagting

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to cause to increase in number or amount

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negligible

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so small, trifling,or unimportant that it may safely be neglected

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luminous

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radiating or reflecting light;shining ;bright