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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Vocabulary

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  • twisted and squirmed:
    writhed
  • unwilling; having a feeling of dislike:
    averse
  • sticking out:
    protruding
  • conclusions reached by reasoning:
    deductions
  • took something away from; not having the things that are needed for a good or healthy life
    deprived
  • opened wide; very large:
    gaping
  • of noble blood; upperclass:
    aristocratic
  • smoothly & gently; showing no emotion:
    blandly
  • puzzlement; the state of being very confused because something is difficult to understand
    perplexity
  • to make something last or continue for a longer time:
    prolong
  • blown or blotted out:
    extinguished
  • a false reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something:
    pretense
  • about to happen; upcoming:
    impending
  • Doing what you have been asked or ordered to do; obedience:
    compliance
  • feeling of doubt about whether an action is right or wrong:
    scruple
  • a very small & skimpy amount:
    pittance
  • complete; including many, most, or all things:
    comprehensive
  • a period during which one keeps watch:
    vigil
  • state of being disturbed, excited or troubled:
    agitation
  • moving or acting too slowly; delaying; lagging:
    dawdling