The Ten Little Indians Vocabulary Make these lists
The Ten Little Indians Vocabulary Make these lists into TIP charts to study
The Ten Little Indians Vocab. Qz 1 TIP Chart 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. tabouret p. 7 - a low stool or small table. settee p. 7 - a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms. Trifle p. 7 - a thing of little value or importance. Specious p. 7 - superficially plausible, but actually wrong. Shifty p. 7 - appearing deceitful or evasive. poignant p. 10 - evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. 7. Callow p. 11 - inexperienced and immature. 8. Magnate p. 12 - a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business. 9. Temperance p. 13 abstinence from alcoholic drink. 10. Natal state- where one is from 11. Spinster p. 13 - an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage. 12. Buddha p. 13 - founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563 -483 BC)
The Ten Little Indians Vocab. Qz 2 TIP Chart 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Shooting stick p. 13 - a walking stick with a handle that unfolds to form a seat and a sharpened end that can be stuck firmly in the ground. Decadent p. - a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent. Impertinent p. - not showing proper respect; rude. Pathological p. 21 - compulsive Footling p. 22 - trivial and irritating. Buttonhole p. 23 - attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against his or her will. Indictments p. - a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. 8. Enquire p. - ask for information from someone. 9. Gramophone p. 26 - oldfashioned term for record player. 10. Preposterous p. 27 - contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. 11. Obliged p. 29 - make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action. 12. Ambiguous p. 30 - (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
The Ten Little Indians Vocab. Qz 3 TIP Chart 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Disembodied p. 32 - separated from or existing without the body. Credentials p. - a qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something. Homicidal lunatic p. 33 characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being Iniquitous p. 33 - grossly unfair and morally wrong. Ably p. 33 – with skill or ability Reconnaissance p. 34 - a general examination or survey of a region 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Penal servitude p. 35 imprisonment with hard labor. Insinuate p. 36 - suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way. Exonerated p. 37 - forgive from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, Ferret p. 38 - a domesticated polecat kept as a pet esp. in Europe, used for catching rabbits. Asphyxiation p. 38 - a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body; choking. Cyanide p. - a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that can exist in various forms. WARN curtain p. 38 - a stage manager's warning that a curtain is about to be opened, closed, raised or lowered.
The Ten Little Indians Vocab. Qz 3 TIP Chart 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. mackerel scky p. 40 - a darkened sky ryvita p. 41 - a rye-based crispbread forage p. 44 - search widely for food or provisions. autopsy p. 45 - a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease. solicitude p. 47 - care or concern for someone or something. automaton p. 47 - a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being. ubiquitous p. 48 - present, appearing, or found everywhere. rogues p. 53 - living apart and having savage or destructive tendencies. unctuously p. 53 - acting excessively smooth, suave, or smug. 10. Acquitted p. 57 - free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty. 11. Inquiry p. 57 - an act of asking for information. 12. Mackintoshes p. 59 - raincoats 13. Factitiousness p. 65(artificiality)the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally. 14. Cached p. 66 - store away in hiding or future use. 15. Eminently p. 68 - to a notable degree; very. 16. Klepto maniac p. 70 - someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive 17. in Chancery p. 70 - a law (of a suit) pending in the court of justice
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