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Ganschow Vocab Test Flashies
Flash cards for the short story unit vocab test.
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Language - English
9th Grade
10/08/2012

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palpable
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able to be touched or felt
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indolently
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lazily
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disarming
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Having the effect of allying suspicion or hostility
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amenities
Definition
conveniences and comforts
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imprudent
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not showing care for the consequences of an action
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scruples
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feelings or doubt towards the morality of a situation
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solicitously
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characterized by showing interest or concern
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opiate
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a calming or soothing agent
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deplorable
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deserving strong condemnation
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precariously
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not securely held in position
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disposition
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a person's inherent qualities of mind or character
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placid
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not easily upset or excited
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apprehensive
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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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garish
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too bright
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recounted
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(past tense) to tell someone about past events
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sullen
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bad-tempered or sulky
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furtively
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attempting to avoid notice or attention
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pall
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a cloth spread over a hearse or coffin, or a dark cloud covering an area
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conjecture
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an opinion formed on the basis of incomplete information
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apathetic
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showing no feeling or interest
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speculative
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engaged in or expressing guesses rather than knowledge
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reiterative
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said a number of times
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imminent
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about to happen
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infallibility
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the inability to be wrong
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doggedness
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quality of being very stubborn
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reiterated
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said again
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precipitous
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very steep
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acquiesced
Definition
Accepted or complied with
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marauders
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people who roam in search of loot
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languor
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weakness, weariness
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succor
Definition
help given to someone in distress
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