LOTF - Vocabulary chapters 1 - 12

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12 questions
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Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
creepers
plants that grow along the ground.
precentor
long socks
Gib., Addis
band worn around the leg to keep stockings up
garter
church service of morning prayer
matins
person who leads a choir
stockings
Gibraltar & Addis - Islands the plane stopped on.
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Ch2 - Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
caps of trebles
Caps with the school's logo
caps of maintenance
boys who sing in the vocal range above the tenor
caps of altos
boys who sing the highest part
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Ch3 - Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
vicissitudes
(slang) crazy or eccentric
queer
(slang) craze or insane
crackers
different from what is usual; odd or strange
batty
changes in circumstance or fortune
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Glossary

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blatant
done openly an unashamedly
impalpable
aggressive or war-like behaviour
ravenous
unable to be felt by touch
myriad
a countless or extremely great number
belligerence
extremely hungry
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Ch5 Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
vivid
the highest part or point of something.
lamentably
producing clear feelings or images in the mind.
derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule
apex
unfortunate or regrettable
inarticulate
unable to speak distinctly or express oneself.
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Ch6 - Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
guano
a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
mutinously
being unwilling or unable to believe something
exasperation
shy because of a lack of self-confidence
incredulity
the excrement of seabirds
interminable
endless or apparently endless
diffidently
refusing to obey orders of a person in authority
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Ch7 - Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
dun
a dull grey-brown colour
traverses
not open - a space in the thicket
daunting
endless in space, extent or size
infuriating
making one extremely angry; annoying
sagely
in a profoundly wise manner
covert
wrapped in layers of fabric
infinite
long walks
swathed
seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation
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Ch8 - Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
derision
an expression of sharp disapproval
tremulous
a comic imitation of something
parody
contemptuous ridicule or mockery
fervor
reserved, modest and shy
cynicism
intense and passionate feeling
illusive
an inclination to believe people are self-interested
demure
deceptive; illusory
rebuke
shaking or quivering slightly
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Ch9 - Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
conveyed
unable to be heard
corpulent
tender, juicy and tasty
sauntered
transported or communicated
inaudible
fat or overweight
succulent
to walk in a slow, relaxed manner
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Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
pinnacles
eyesight condition - nearsightedness
multitudinous
to spread and promote ideas
truculent
the highest point, pointed points of rock
propagate
eager or quick to argue or fight
cessation
the fact or process of ending
myopia
very numerous
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Glossary

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
cessation
eyesight condition - nearsightedness
pinnacles
to spread and promote ideas
truculent
the highest point, pointed points of rock
propagate
eager or quick to argue or fight
multitudinous
the fact or process of ending
myopia
very numerous
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Draggable itemCorresponding Item
inimical
having an irritatingly strong taste or smell
acrid
tending to obstruct or harm
crepitation
speak rapidly and unintelligibly
antiphonal
sung or recited alternately by two groups
epaulette
howl or wail with emotion
gibber
ornamental shoulder piece on military uniform
ululate
a crackling or rattling sound
ensconce
establish or settle in a place