vocab english chapter 1-5 Flashcards

1
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ambled

A

to walk at a slow leisurely pace (verb)

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2
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apothecary

A

an earlier form of pharmacist (noun)

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3
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domicile

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(v) where you live; (n) a place where you live

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4
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impudent

A

(adj) shamelessly bold; don’t care what anyone thinks of you

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5
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malevolent

A

(adj) evil

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6
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tactiturn

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(adj) almost always silent

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7
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unsullied

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(adj) untouched; unused

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8
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condescended

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(v) to agree to do something that you know is beneath your dignity

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9
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covey

A

(n) a group

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10
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entailment

A

(n) a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property

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11
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immune

A

(adj) having no effect; special capacity to resistance

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12
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indigenous

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(adj) innate; belonging to a particular region or country

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13
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seceded

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(v) to break away

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14
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vexation

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(n) something that causes annoyance or problems;

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15
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amiable

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(adj) friendly

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16
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contemptous

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(adj) feeling that something or someone is beneath you; that it or they are worthless

17
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discernible

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(adj) understandable

18
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erratic

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(adj) irregular

19
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fractious

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(adj) mean or irritable

20
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auspicious

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(adj) favorable; promising

21
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melancholy

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(adj) sad and gloomy

22
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asinine

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(adj) stupid; silly

23
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benign

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– (adj) kind and gentle

24
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edification

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(n) education; instruction

25
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inquisitive

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(adj) questioning; prying

26
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morbid

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(adj) gruesome; horrible

27
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placid

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(adj) calm; quiet; peaceful