Vocabulary Flashcards

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(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing

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shrill

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A person from an alien land, culture, or group believed to be inferior, uncivilized, or violent.

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Barbarian

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A peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town.

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Constable

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In an alliance or partnership; conspiring activity of people up to no good.

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Cahoots

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(Of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.

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Threadbare

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Be full of or swarming with.

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Teeming.

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Lacking knowledge or awareness; uneducated or unsophisticated.

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Ignorant.

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The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

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Petulance

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In a way that shows someone is not frightened or is not trying to avoid something.

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Unflinchingly

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Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.

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