Tkam Vocab 9-16 Flashcards
(163 cards)
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Ambrosia
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A dessert of fruits, nuts, and coconuts
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Analogous
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Similar
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Bawled
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Cried out noisily
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Bluff
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The broad, flat front of a cliff
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Catwalk
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A narrow, elevated walkway
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Changelings
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A child secretly put in the place of another
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Compensation
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To pay for something or to make up for something
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Constituted
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Made up
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Croon
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To sing a low, gentle tone
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Deportment
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Behaviour
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Dim
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Unclear, not strong
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Fanatic
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A person whose enthusiasm, interest, zeal goes beyond what is reasonable
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Gallantly
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Politely, in the manner of a gentleman
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Gastric
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In or near the stomach
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Gravitate
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To be pulled in the direction of something or someone
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Guilelessness
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Not crafty or cunning
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Harboured
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To hold in the mind
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Hookah
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An oriental tobacco pipe
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Impaired
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Damaged, weakened
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Ingenuous
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Simple, innocent
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Innate
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A natural part of something else
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Inordinately
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Too much or too many
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Invectives
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Abusive terms or swears
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Jar
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Shake up, disturb
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Jetty
A type of wall buildt out onto water to protect currents
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Mortify
Humiliate, embarrass
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nocturnal
nightly
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obstreperous
noisy and unruly
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porter
a person who carries luggage
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obsess
greatly preoccupy
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ringworm
contagious skin disease
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still
an apparatus for making liquors
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subdued
soothed, made less intense
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tarried
delayed, waited
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Nocturnal
Nightly
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Obsess
Greatly preoccupy
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Obstreperous
Noisy and unruly
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Pantry
Small closet in the kitchen to store foodstuffs
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Porter
A person who carries luggage
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Provocation
To provoke someone (to excite)
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Ringworm
A contagious skin disease
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Still
An apparatus for making liquors
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Subdued
Soothed or softened
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Tarried
Delayed, waited
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Tentatively
To be hesitant or unsure
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Trosseau
The new clothes a bride brings to her marriage
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tentatively
hesitant or unsure
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trousseau
the new clothes a bride brings to her marriage
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uncompromising lineaments
unchanging characteristics
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wary
to be cautious
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window's walk
a platform with a rail around it on the roof of a house (balcony)
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yankees
natives of northern states
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alist
tilted to one side
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articulate
able to speak and express oneself
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bout
fight
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corncribs
small structure used to store corn
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erratically
strangely, different than normal
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feeble
weak, frail
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inconspicuous
to not attract attention
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jew's harp
a small musical instrument
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mad dog
a dog infected with a disease
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mausoleum
large tomb structure
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providence
the care of God
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rudiments
principles, elements, subjects to be learned
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tartly
sharply
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apoplectic
paralysis, stroke symptoms
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arbor
an outdoor area shaded by trees
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bedecked
adorned, covered
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calomel
a laxative, cure for intestinal worms
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camellia
a shrub with evergreen leaves and roses
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camisole
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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decreed
made an official order
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degradation
a state of low honour or moral character
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dog-trot-hall
a covered passageway between two parts of a building (hallway)
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escapade
reckless prank
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essence
fundamental nature, most important quality
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interdict
prohibition, restraint
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livid
pale, lead coloured or red
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oppressive
overbearing, hard to put up with
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palliation
lessening of pain or stress
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passé
old fashioned
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philippic
a bitter verbal attack
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plate
dentures, dental plate
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propensities
inclinations or tendencies
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reconnaissance
examination
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rectitude
uprightness of character
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tirade
a long angry speech
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umbrage
offense
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undulated
to move in a wavy manner
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viscous
sticky
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asafoetida
strong smelling substance made from parsley-like plant, used in folk medicine
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austere
stern and severe
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boded
continued
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church
ban someone, usually temporarily, from church
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clad
dressed
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contemptuously
to treat a person as if they are unworthy or beneath one's dignity
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contentious
always ready to argue
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denunciation
to strongly disapprove or condemn something
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diligently
industriously, in a hard working manner
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dispelled
driven away
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ecclesiastical impedimenta
items used during a church service
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frivolous
silly, not serious
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garish
showy, very bright or gaudy
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habiliments
outfits, clothing
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inconsistent
not in agreement, incompatible
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indignantly
angrily
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lilac talcum
lilac scented talcum powder
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rotogravure print
a process of printing pictures
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snuff
a preparation of powdered tobacco, sniffed through the nose
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tapeworm
a parasite that can live in a person's intestines
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voile
a thin, cotton-like fabric
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caste system
class distinctions based on birth, wealth, etc
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curtness
to be brief and short to the point of being rude
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devoid
completely without
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flighty
foolish, irresponsible
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myopic
abnormal eye condition, nearsightedness
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obliquely
indirectly
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prerogative
exclusive right or privilege
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shinny
slang term for liquor
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sluggish
lacking energy, lazy
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soberly
seriously
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spun
to tell a story in a creative way
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tactful
to say the right things to a person to not be offensive
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tight
drunk
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antagonize
oppose, make angry
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bushel
unit of measurement equal to 32 quarts
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erosion
gradual wearing away
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infallible
never wrong
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manacles
handcuffs
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neat
unmixed with anything
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taut
tightly stretched
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acquiescence
agreement without protest
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affliction
a condition
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aggregation
group, gathering
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begrudge
to fell resentment or disapproval for a person
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ecclesiastical
church-like
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façade
the front of a building
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futility
being ineffective or useless
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impassive
showing no emotion
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linotype
a typesetting machine used in publishing
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ominous
threatening, sinister
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shinnied up
drunk
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stifle
hold back, suppress
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succinct
clear and brief
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uncouth
crude, unmannerly
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venerable
impressive on account of age or historic associations
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venue
the place a jury is selected and case is tried
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affirmed
firmly declared or stated
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akimbo
hands on hips and elbows bent outwards
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circuit solicitor
a lawyer who travels to different locations to prosecute in trials
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dispel
drive away
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eccentricities
oddities, unconventionalities
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elucidate
explain
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fey
strange, eccentric
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formidable
impressive
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inhabitants
residents
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khaki
a strong twilled cloth of beige color
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Mennonites
members of an Anabaptist Christian sect. favour plain clothes and living
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profane
not connected with religion or religious matters
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ruddy
reddish
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Scripture
The Bible
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subpoena
a written legal order directing a person to appear in court to give testimony
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sundry
various
