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Vocab And Then There Were None Flashcards

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Define: Illegible

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incapable of being read or deciphered

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Define: Bedouin

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a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or northern African deserts

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Define: Arrogant

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showing an offensive attitude of superiority

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Define: Aura

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an energy field that is held to emanate from a living being

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Define: Ruminated

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to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casusaly or slowly

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Define: Surreptitious

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done, made, or acquired by stealth

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Define: Imperceptibly

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extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

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Define: Disparagingly

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meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something

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Define: Malevolence

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having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill hatred

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Define: Tartar

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a person of irritable or violent temper

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Define: Queer

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differing in some way from what is usual or normal

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Define: Cordial

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showing warm and often hearty friendliness

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Define: Brooch

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an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck

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Define: Quaint

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old-fashioned

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Define: Naive

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unaffected simplicity

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Define: Indictments

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a formal written statement charging a person with an offense

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Define: “Swan Song”

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a farewell appearance or final act or pronouncement

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Define: Forage

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search for provisions

19
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Define: Sedative

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a calming agent or drug

20
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Define: Purported

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To have the often specious appearance of being

21
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Define: Verisimilitude

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having the appearance of truth

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Define: Epistolary

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written in the form of a series of letters

23
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Define: Tumult

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disorderly agitation of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices

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Define: Acquittal

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a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process

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Define: Dissentient

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to withhold assent or approval

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