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TKaM Vocab Flashcards

1
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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense; satisfy

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Assuaged

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2
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A personal possession

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Chattel

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3
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Not spoiled or made impure

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Unsullied

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4
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A lock of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest and that resists being combed

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Cowlick

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5
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Not showing care for the consequences of an action

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Imprudent

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6
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Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty

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Persevere

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7
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Forbidden by law, rules, or custom; illegal

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Illicit

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8
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A temporary stay

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Sojourn

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9
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Causing or likely to cause an argument

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Contentious

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10
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Causing or affected by great anxiety or stress

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Fraught

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11
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Exemption from a rule or unusual requirement

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Dispensation

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12
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(Typically in children) irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered

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Fractious

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13
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Not friendly or forthcoming; antisocial

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Aloof

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14
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Understood or implied without being stated

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Tacit

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15
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Scary; gloomy

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Morbid

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16
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Desire to do good to others; charity

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Benevolence

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17
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Cruel and oppressive government or rule

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Tyranny

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18
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Gentle; kindly

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Benign

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19
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Happen or occur afterward as a result

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Ensuing

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20
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Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

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Prowess

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21
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Innocent person or child

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Cherub

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22
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A feeling of being perplexed and confused

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Bewilderment

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23
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A departure from what is normal, unusual, or expected; something different from the usual

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Aberration

24
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Approached and address someone boldly or aggressively

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Accosted

25
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To find something out of certain; discover

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Ascertain

26
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Split or sever something

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Cleaved

27
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Maintain a corpse from decay

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Embalming

28
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Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

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Feeble

29
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Of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought

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Meditative

30
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Incapable of being fully explored or understood

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Unfathomable

31
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A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent sleep

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Vigil

32
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Carve an object from wood by repeatedly cutting small slices from it

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Whittle

33
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Similar in some way; comparable

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Analogous

34
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Cause someone to be hostile or unfriendly

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Antagonize

35
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Clothing or accessories

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Habliments

36
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Snobbish; disdainfully proud; lack of respect

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Haughty

37
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A thin, plain-weave, semitransparent fabric of cotton, wool, or silk. (Lightweight)

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Voile

38
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Not in a direct way; indirectly

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Obliquely

39
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The system of dividing society into hereditary classes

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Caste

40
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Make (a doubt, feeling,or belief) disappear

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Dispelled

41
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A crowded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. (demanding respect)

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Venerable

42
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The face of a building; exterior; outside (false face)

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Facade

43
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A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents’ real child in infancy

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Changeling

44
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Make a carful and critical examination of something

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Vetted

45
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Another word for near sighted

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Myopic

46
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The instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually; education; act of uplifting

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Edification

47
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To envy the possession or enjoyment of something

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Begrudge

48
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The scene of an event or action

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Venue

49
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With hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

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Akimbo

50
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Not conspicuous or attracting attention

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Unobtrusive

51
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Critical observation or examination

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Scrutiny

52
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The esophagus

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Gullet

53
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To intimidate someone typically into doing something with stern or abusive words

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Browbeat

54
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(Especially of the skin) having a wrinkled surface

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Crepey

55
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A piece of furniture with drawers on one side and a hanging space on the other

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Chifforobe

56
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A parapet at the top of a wall (castle)

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Battlements

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