Vocabulary Chapters 5 And 6

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gothic

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of or relating to middle ages, spooky mysterious

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tactic

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not speaking, silently understood

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asinine

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lacking sound judgement

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ramshackle

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appearing ready to collapse of disintegrate

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desolate

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deviod of inhabitants or visitors

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ascertaining

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discovering with certainty, as through experimentation or examination

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unfathomable

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unable to be measured or understood

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aberrations

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straying from the right or normal way, off the beaten path

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perpetrated

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brought about, to be responsible for, carried out

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hermaphrodite

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a being that has both attributes of a male and female

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adjacent

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next to

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perplexity

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the state of being confused

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inordinately

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exceeding reasonable limits, haphazardly

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ingenuous

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free from deceit or disguise, straightforward, innocent

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analogous

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showing a likeness which permits one to draw an analogy

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wary

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marked by keen caution, on one's guard

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guilelessness

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lacking worldly experience, simple heartedness, innocence

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obstreperous

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uncontrollably noisy

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invective

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of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse

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vehemently

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characterized by forcefullness of expression or inensity of emotion or conviction

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alleged

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asserted without proof

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taciturn

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disinclined to talk, silent

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vapid

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not lively, qithout spirit, life or flavor, lacking interest

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repertoire

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a list of dramas, operas, pieces or parts that a person or company is prepared to preform, any list of things ready to use

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malevolent

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wishing evil to happen to others, showing ill will or hatred

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culprit

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one accused of or arraigned for a crime, one guilty of crime or misconduct

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predilection

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a predisposition in favor of something

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foray

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a quick raid for plunder, a sudden attack

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condesended

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assumed an air of superiority, exhibited a patronizing attitude to come down to the levels of one's inferiors in rank

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illicitly

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done without permission, acting against the law

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indigenous

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originating in a particular region, country or species

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entailment

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the restriction of property by limiting the inheritance to the owners linear descendants or to a particular class

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vexations

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irritations, annoyances

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contemptuous

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showing meanness, being disobediant/ disrespectful for rules

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contentious

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argumentative, belligerent, given to disputing

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fractious

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tending to be troublesome, quarrelsome, or irritable

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disapprobation

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the act or state of being disapproved, condemnation

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auspicious

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with signs of success, fortunate

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arbitrate

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to give a decision in a dispute, fortunate

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mortifying

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shameful, embarassing