ATTWN VOCAB
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 untenanted | having no one living in |
| mackintosh | a long raincoat |
| wiry | strong and rough |
| uncomprehendingly | showing an inability to understand something |
| hysteria | panic, frenzy |
| acquitted | find free, set innocent |
| sangfroid | self-control |
| impious | sinful, wicked |
| giddy | dizzy |
| demeanor | outward appearance |
| pitiable | deserving pity |
| dank | damp and chilly |
| farce | a comedy |
| innocuous | harmless, safe |
| raucous | harsh, screeching |
| condone | to allow immoral behavior |
| reproach | to accuse |
| ampoule | a sealed glass container containing a liquid |
| perpetrator | someone who has committed a crime |
| vengeance | punishment inflicted for an injury or wrongdoing |
| forte | a specialty or talent |
| proxy | a substitute or stand in |
| indignant | irritated |
| marooned | abandoned |
| sedative | a sleeping pill |
| mirthless | reflecting irony |
| perjury | a lie told in court |
| larder | a pantry used for storing food |
| corroborate | to confirm or verify |
| indignation | anger, outrage |
| recrimination | accusation |
| alibi | a defense |
| heliographing | sending messages using a mirror and sunlight |
| tenacious | powerful |
| pall | cloud |
| iniquitous | being wicked, wicked behavior |
| exonerated | to relieve of responsibility or blame |
| reconnaissance | an observation of an area to gain information; spy;mole |
| dissentient | expression of different opinions |
| asphyxiation | choking; lack of oxygen |
| brusquely | short and abrupt |
| rancor | a deep seated ill will; grudge, bitterness |
| doggerel | a poem (not serious) |
| tabooed | to be forbidden from coming into contact |
| squall | sudden violent wind often with rain or snow |
| assent | the expression of approval or agreement |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth |
| sinister | unfavorable, unlucky; singularly evil or productive of evil |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| fraternize | to associate or mingle as brothers or on fraternal terms |
| cairngorm | a yellow or smoky-brown crystalline quartz |
| preposterous | absurd |
| desultory | lacking enthusiasm |
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