Vocabulary Flashcards

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shrill

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

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barbarian

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

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constable

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

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cahoots

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

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threadbare

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

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teeming

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be full of or swarming with

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ignorant

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lacking knowledge or awareness; uneducated or unsophisticated

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petulance

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the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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unflinchingly

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

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acrid

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having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell