TKAM Vocab Flashcards

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Malevolent

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Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

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Impudent

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Not showing due respect for another person

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Vex

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To make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried

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Erratic

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Not even or regular in pattern or movement; predictable

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Connived

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Secretly allow something considered illegal, wrong, or harmful to occur

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Reprimand

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To reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way

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Gait

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A person’s manner if walking

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Eccentricities

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Strange and unconventional behavior

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Notoriety

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The state of being famous or well know for a bad thing

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Remorse

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Deep guilt or regret for a wrong committed

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Hypocrites

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The practice of professing beliefs, feeling, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness

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Squalor

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A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant,esp. as a result of poverty or neglect

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Begrudge

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To wish someone ill for it or to envy them

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Elucidate

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Make something clear; explain

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Subpoena

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A writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony

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Ambidextrous

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A person able to use the right and left hand equally well

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Chiffarobe

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A tall piece of furniture having drawers on one side

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a place

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Melancholy

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A feeling of sadness

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Asinine

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Extremely stupid of foolish