TKAM Ch. 1-11 Flashcards

1
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apothecary

A

A person who prepared and sold medicine and drugs.

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2
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taciturn

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Naturally quiet, not given to speech.

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3
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malevolent

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Desiring to do harm or malicious towards someone or something.

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4
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nebulous

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Unclear or vague.

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5
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indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

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6
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entailment

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Involving by necessity or as a consequence.

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7
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vexations

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A state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

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8
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diminutive

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extremely small

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9
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amiable

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having or displaying a friendly manner

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10
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pestilence

A

a fatal epidemic disease

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11
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edification

A

the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

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12
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malignant

A

malevolent

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13
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abberations

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typically unwelcomed unusualness

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14
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perpetrate

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carry out or commit to immoral action

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15
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analogous

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comparable

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16
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rudiments

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the first principles of a subject

17
Q

interrogate

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to ask questions

18
Q

rectitude

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morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

19
Q

palliation

A

relief of sickness

20
Q

propensity

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a natural tendency to behave in a particular way