the curious incident of the dog in the night-time Flashcards
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yeoman
an attendant or lesser official in royal or noble household, or a farmer
irate
furious,enraged, angry
intuition
direct perception of truth or fact independent of any reasoning process.
grievously
causing great sorrow or pain
endeavoring
to attempt, try
digression
a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech writing
dementia
a state of serious emotional and mental deterioration
circumspect
watchful and discreet cautious; prudent
apocryphal
of doubtful authorship or authenticity, false
vicar
a person acting as priest of a parish
utterly
in a complete manner,totally, absolutely.
aperture
an opening ; a gap
anemic
lacking power, vigor,vitality, or colourfulness;listless; weak
truncheon
the club carried by a police officer;billy club
slander
any false or defamatory words spoken about a person.
silhouette
a two -dimensional outline or general shape of something
schizophrenic
experiencing or maintaining contradictory attitudes,emotions,fellings
propagting
to cause to increase in number or amount
negligible
so small, trifling,or unimportant that it may safely be neglected
luminous
radiating or reflecting light;shining ;bright