TKAMB Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
1
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Apprehensive (adj)
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Anxious, worried, uneasy, nervous
2
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Impotent (adj)
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Unable to take effective action, helpless, powerless
3
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Amble (v)
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Walk or move at a slow relaxed pace, wander, stroll
4
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Indigenous (adj)
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Originating or occurring naturally, native, original
5
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Predilection (n)
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A preference or special liking for something, a bias, preference, fondness
6
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Revelation (n)
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Surprising and previously unknown fact, disclosure, announcement
7
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Taciturn (adj)
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Uncommunicative in speech, reserved, saying little, untalkative, quite
8
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Condescension (n)
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Attitude of patronizing superiority, disdain
9
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Diminutive (adj)
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Extremely or unusually small, tiny, little, miniature
10
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Assuage (v)
A
Make less intense, relieve, ease
