Chapter 3-4 Flashcards by Kayla Peabody

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Innuendo

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An direct comment (usually negative) said about someone

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Erroneous

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Containing error; mistaking; incorrect

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Vehement

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Strongly emotional

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Cordial

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Courteous and gracious; friendly

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Impetuous

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Characterized by a sudden action, emotion

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Vacuous

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Lacking in ideas or intelligence

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Corpulent

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Large/bulky body/ fat

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Provincial

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Having manners associated with unsophisticated people

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Din

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A loud, confused noise

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Knickerbocker

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And New Yorker

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Fluctuate

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To change continually, shift back and fourth

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Sporadic

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Occasional. Happening at irregular intervals

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Divine retribution

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Punishment from higher power for bad deeds

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Rajah

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A king or prince in India

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Elicit

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To draw to bring out or forth;evoke

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Valor

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Heroic courage; bravery

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Somnambulatory

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Related to sleep walking

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Denizen

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An inhabitant, resident

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Jaunty

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East, relaxed

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Permeate

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To pass through every part of