Stephen King Vocab Flashcards

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Affluent

A

Having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods.

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Vivacious

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Lively, animated, spirited.

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Coyly

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In a hesitant or indirect manner.

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Malevolence

A

The quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.

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Caricature

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A picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things.

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Sullen

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Showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.

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Hiatus

A

A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

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Trestle

A

A frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-Frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking.

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9
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Aptitude

A

Capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent.

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10
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Garrison

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A body of troops stationed in a fortified place.

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Portable

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Capable of being transported or conveyed.

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12
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Pavlovian

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Of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.

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13
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Trifle

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An article or thing of very little value.

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14
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Vacuously

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Without contents; empty.

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15
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Orderly (noun):

A

an attendant in a hospital responsible for the non medical care of patients and the maintenance of order and cleanliness.

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16
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Hesitation

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The act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear.

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Inevitable

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Unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; fated

18
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Potential

A

Possible, as opposed to actual.

19
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Freight

A

Goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.

20
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Cadaverous

A

of, or like, a corpse.