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TKAMB 1-11 Flashcards

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1
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Assuaged

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Soothed

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Apothecary

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a druggist/pharmacist

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Dictum

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rule

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Strictures

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restrictions

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Chattels

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Slaves

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Taciturn

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quiet

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Ambled

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walk or move at a slow pace

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Repertoire

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the range of skills in a particular field

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malevolent

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evil

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predilection

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tendency

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domiciled

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to be based at

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flivver

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old, cheap car

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nebulous

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cloudy

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foray

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short journey

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15
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indigenous

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native

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Catawha

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worm used in southern states for fishing

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Illicity

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in a way that is not approved by the rules of society

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Union Suit

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a type of one piece long underwear

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entailment

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a situation where the owner has limited power over his property

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smilax

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a climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils

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scrip stamps

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paper money of small denomination issued by the government for temporary emergency use. Very common in the Great Depression

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Amiable

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friendly

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Concede

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admit to

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Contemptuous

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hateful

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Diction

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choice of words

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Diminutive

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very small

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Ematie

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Irregular

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Expounding

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explaining

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Iniquities

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injustices

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Irked

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bothered

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judiciously

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with good judgement

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Abominable

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causing horror

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Auspicious

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promising

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spuppermongs

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plum like fruit

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Asinine

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mindless

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Benevolence

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good will

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Benign

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Harmless

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Magisterial

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Authoritative

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Peril

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Danger

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Pestilence

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Plague

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placidy

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calmly

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Tacit

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understood but unspoken

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Descend

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move downward and lower

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Ensuing

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following immediately

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Prowess

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a superior skill learned by study and practice

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Ramshackle

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in deplorable condition

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Bewilderment

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confusion resulting from failure to understand

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Aberration

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a state or condition markedly different from the norm

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Ascertain

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learn or discover with confidence

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Unfathomable

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impossible to come to understand

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Vigil

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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

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Perpetual

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continuing forever or indefinitely

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Tarnish

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make or become dirty or spotty

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Render

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give or supply

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Hone

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refine or make more perfect or effective

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Caricature

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a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect

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Dire

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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

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Tousle

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Disarrange or rumple;dishevel

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Quell

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Suppress or crush completely

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Obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant

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Provocation

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a means of arousing or stirring to action

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Gallant

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having or displaying great dignity or nobility

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Invective

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abusive language used to express blame

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Attribute

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equality belonging to or characteristic of any entity

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Rediment

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the elementary stage of any subject

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Vehement

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marked by extreme intensity of emotions convictions

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passe

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out of fashion

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Livid

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furiously angry

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Obscure

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not clearly understood or expressed

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Umbrage

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a feeling of anger caused by being offended

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Interdict

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command against

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Palliation

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easing the severity of a pain without removing the cause

73
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Entitle

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give the right to

74
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Reconnaissance

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the act of Scouting

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Tirade

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a speech of violent denunciation

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Undulate

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move in a waxy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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Propensity

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A natural inclination

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Grave

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dignified and somber in manner or character

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Devoid

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completely wanting or lacking

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