The Adventures of the Speckled band flashcards

Terms	Definitions
averse	not willing; reluctant
compliance	the act of giving into a request or demand
dissolute	overindulging in disgraceful or immoral activities such as drinking or gambling
erroneous	mistaken; wrong
haggard	looking weary and wasted
impending	about to happen
imprudence	an action taken without judgment or caution; rashness
intuition	immediate understanding or knowing without reasoning
metropolis	a large city
morose	ill-tempered and gloomy
notorious	widely but unfavorably known
parapet	a low wall or railing
perpetrate	to commit or do
pittance	a small amount of money
scruple	a feeling of uneasiness about doing something one believes is wrong
deductions	the process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows ncessarily from the stated premises; inference by reasoning from the general to the specific
premature	uncommonly early or before the expected time
dense	crowded closely together; compact
manifold	having many features or forms
crocuses	any of various perennial Eurasian herbs from the genus Crocus, having grasslike leaves and show, variously colored flowers

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