Vocab And Then There Were None Flashcards
Define: Illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
Define: Bedouin
a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or northern African deserts
Define: Arrogant
showing an offensive attitude of superiority
Define: Aura
an energy field that is held to emanate from a living being
Define: Ruminated
to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casusaly or slowly
Define: Surreptitious
done, made, or acquired by stealth
Define: Imperceptibly
extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
Define: Disparagingly
meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something
Define: Malevolence
having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill hatred
Define: Tartar
a person of irritable or violent temper
Define: Queer
differing in some way from what is usual or normal
Define: Cordial
showing warm and often hearty friendliness
Define: Brooch
an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
Define: Quaint
old-fashioned
Define: Naive
unaffected simplicity
Define: Indictments
a formal written statement charging a person with an offense
Define: “Swan Song”
a farewell appearance or final act or pronouncement
Define: Forage
search for provisions
Define: Sedative
a calming agent or drug
Define: Purported
To have the often specious appearance of being
Define: Verisimilitude
having the appearance of truth
Define: Epistolary
written in the form of a series of letters
Define: Tumult
disorderly agitation of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices
Define: Acquittal
a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
Define: Dissentient
to withhold assent or approval
