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Melville Vocab Flashcards

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admonitory

A

giving or conveying a warning or reprimand. (adj)

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ague

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malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering. (n)

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allay

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diminish or put at rest (v)

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appurtances

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an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living. (n)

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battledore

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a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets; a forerunner of badminton. (n)

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bier

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a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave. (n)

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cadaverous

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resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony. (adj)

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calamitous

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involving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous (adj)

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caprice

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a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.(n)

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cowl

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a large loose hood, esp. one forming part of a monk’s habit.(n)

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debility

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physical weakness, esp. as a result of illness.(n)

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deposition

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the process of giving sworn evidence.(n)

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diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.(adj)

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distempered

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a viral disease of some animals, esp. dogs, causing fever, coughing(n)

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dolorous

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feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.(adj)

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elucidate

A

make (something) clear; explain.(v)

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evince

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reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).(v)

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febrile

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having or showing the symptoms of a fever.(adj)

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filial

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of or due from a son or daughter.(adj)

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gibbet

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a gallows.(n)

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guilelessness

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free of deceit

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gunwale

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the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.(n)

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harangued

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lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.(v)

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hidalgo

A

(in Spanish-speaking regions) a gentleman.

n

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impute

A

represent (something, esp. something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.(v)

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incipient

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in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.(adj)

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indecorous

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not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.(adj)

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mulish

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resembling or likened to a mule in being stubborn.(adj)

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obtrude

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become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way.(v)

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obtuse

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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.(adj)

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pecuniary

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of, relating to, or consisting of money.(adj)

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peevish

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easily irritated, esp. by unimportant things.(adj)

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prostrate

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lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.(adj)

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punctilio

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a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.(n)

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remonstrances

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a forcefully reproachful protest.(n)

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repast

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a meal.(n)

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saturnine

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(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy.(adj)

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scourge

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a whip used as an instrument of punishment.(n)

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scullion

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a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks.(n)

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splenetic

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bad-tempered; spiteful.(adj)

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superannuate

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(of a position or employee) belonging to a superannuation plan.(adj)

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tableau

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a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.(n)

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torpor

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a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.(n)

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tractable

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of a person or animal) easy to control or influence.(adj)

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ursine

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of, relating to, or resembling bears.(adj)

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vehement

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showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.(adj)

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voluminous

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occupying or containing much space; large in volume, in particular.(adj)

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wimple

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cloth headdress covering the head, the neck, and the sides of the face, formerly worn by women and still worn by some nuns.(n)

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renumeration

A

money paid for work or a service.(n)

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