And Then There Were None (by Agatha Christie) Vocab
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jae-bee on January 27, 2008
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then, none, english, christie, and, agatha, were, vocab, there
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just to let you know...you might only want to quiz yourself in the option where they give you multiple choice/true false because i doubt you will type in the exact answer that it will count. good luck =)
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| capricious |  characterized by or subject to whim |
| tacit | expressed nonverbally; implied |
| austere | stern; severe |
| impromptu | without prior planning or preparation |
| scrupulous | painstaking; careful |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of appearing to be true |
| surreptitious | stealthy; secret; unauthorized |
| laconic | using few words; brief in speech; concise |
| maudlin | tearfully sentimental |
| assuage | to make less intense; to ease; to satisfy |
| futile | useless; hopeless; unimportant |
| adroit | dexterous; deft; skilled in difficult circumstances |
| evasive | intentionally vague |
| replete | abundantly supplied or provided; complete |
| tumultuous | disorderly; noisy; highly agitated; raising a clatter or commotion |
| ascend | to move, climb or go upward; to gain or succeed to |
| monotonous | lacking in variety; having very little inflection; characterizing a sound continued on one note |
| vehement | zealous; ardent; impassioned; marked by great energy or exertion |
| desultory | lacking in consistency, constancy or visible order; disconnected; random |
| aversion | a strong feeling of dislike or opposition |
| sagacious | having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd |
| malevolence | hatred; wishing evil to others; the quality of threatening evil |
| fraternize | socialize; mingle; to associate in a friendly/brotherly way |
| inert | having no inherent power of action, motion or resistance; having little or no ability to react; inactive |
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