Chekov Vocab Flashcards
(41 cards)
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Taciturn
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Untalkative
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Orthography
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The art of writing words
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Elusive
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Difficult to find or catch
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Sultry
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Hot and humid
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Timorousness
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Full of fear
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Angularity
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Lots of angles
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Affably
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Easy and pleasant to talk to
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Philologist
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One who studies language
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Irresolute
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Can’t make decisions
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Bantering
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Light hearted talk
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Pavilion
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A light, usually open building for shelter
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Lorgnette
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A pair of glasses mounted on a handle
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Capricious
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Quick changes in emotion
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Dejected
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Depressed
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Lackey
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Servant
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Beguiled
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To influence by trickery
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Gaiety
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Happiness
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Embankment
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A bank, mound beside a river, riverbank
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Trite
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Same old, over used
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Furtive
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Secretive
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Brooded
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To think or worry persistently; ponder
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Lofty
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Exalted in rank, dignity; “superior”
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Cypresses
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Type of tree
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Constancy
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Unchanged
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Immersed
Complete involvement in activity or interest
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Reveries
Day dreams
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Instructive
Useful, informative
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Wintry
Characteristic of winter
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Hoarfrost
White coating of ice on grass or leaves
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Indignant
Feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong
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Fop
A man who is concerned with clothes and appearance
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Sturgeon
Fish
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Curtailed
To cut short or cut off
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Gluttony
Excessive eating or drinking
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Vexation
Annoyed
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Entreaty
Pact or earnest request
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Adjure
Request or implore
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Deceit
Behavior that is deliberately intended to make people believe something that is not true
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Conventional
Based on or in accordance "follow the norm"
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Caress
An act or gesture expressing affection
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Trembled
To shake involuntarily, typically of anxiousness or excitement
