TKAM Ch. 21-23 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adamant

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– not willing to change’s one’s opinion or decision

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Fret

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Worry

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Wryly

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Twisted expression; cleaver comment; witty observation

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4
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Feral

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In a wild state

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5
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Furtive

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Avoid attention because of guilt

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6
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Ruefully

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Express sorrow of regret in a wry matter

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Remorse

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Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

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Relenting

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Abandon; less severe; relinquish

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9
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Stolidly

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Not easily moved mentally; unemotional; impassive

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10
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Sordid

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Morally ignoble; meanly selfish; dirty or filthy

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11
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Virtue

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The quality of doing what is right

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12
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Inviolable

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Incapable of being transgressed or dishonored

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13
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Epoch

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A period marked by distinctive character

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14
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Subservient

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Compliant and obedient to authority

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15
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Delineates

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Represented accurately or precisely

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