TKM Prt 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Propensities

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A natural inclination or tendency

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2
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Contentious

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Always ready to argue

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3
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Manacles

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Shackles for the hands

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4
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Aquienscence

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Agreement without protest

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5
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Acrimonious

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Sarcastic, bitter, nasty

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6
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Akimbo

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Hands on hips elbows bent backwards

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7
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Irascible

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Easily provoked to anger

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8
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Recluse

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Someone who stays away from society and others

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9
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Remorse

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A feeling of regret or guilt

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10
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Charlotte

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Dessert made with fruit in a mold that is lined with pieces of bread/cake

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11
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Expunge

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Remove completely

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12
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Façade

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front of Building facing street

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13
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Mortify

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Humiliate, embarrass

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14
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arid

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Lacking interest, excitement or meaning

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15
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Circuit solicitor

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Lawyer who travels to different locations to persecute in trials

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16
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Myopic

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Abnormal eye condition, nearsighted

17
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Eccentricities

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Oddities, unconventcialities

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Linotype

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Typesetting machine used in publishing

19
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Invectives

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Abusive terms, curses insults

20
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Jetty

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Type of wall used to block water

21
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Madien ladies

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Women who haven’t been married

22
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Chiffarobe

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A large cabinet with drawers and a place to hold clothes

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Rudiments

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Principals, elements, subjects to learn

24
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Amiably

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Good natured

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Widows walk
Platform with a rail around it, built onto to roof
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Crooned
To sing in a low, gentle tone
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Passé
Old fashioned, out of date
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Analogous
Similar, comparable
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Temerity
Foolish or rash boldness
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Umbrage
offense
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Hypocrites
People who pretend to be someone else
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Gallantly
Politely, in manner of a gentleman
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Arbor
An outdoor area shaded by trees, Scuppernongs
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Articulate
Able to speak and express ones self