Murder on the Orient Express Part II Vocabulary

Murder on the Orient Express Part II Vocabulary

<p> Murder on the Orient Express Part II Vocabulary</p><p>Define the following in the “notes/vocab” section of your writer’s notebook.</p><p>1. elicit</p><p>2. negligent</p><p>3. summon</p><p>4. alias</p><p>5. incriminating – suggests guilt or blame</p><p>6. inordinate</p><p>7. instigator – one who urges, provokes, or incites others to some action or course</p><p>8. deprecate(ing) - to urge reasons against; protest against</p><p>9. anticlimax</p><p>10. suffused - to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.</p><p>11. enamored – filled with love; charmed; captivated</p><p>12. implore</p><p>13. imperious - domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing</p><p>14. latent</p><p>15. biased</p><p>16. implicated - to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner. To be implicated in a crime.</p><p>17. ascertained - to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.</p><p>18. reticent</p><p>19. proffered - to put before a person for acceptance; offer.</p><p>20. sojourn</p><p>21. contemptuous - scornful; disrespectful</p><p>22. impertinent - intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil 23. indiscretion</p><p>24. unpremeditated – not done deliberately; not planned in advance</p><p>25. fabrication - an untruthful statement</p><p>26. sham</p><p>27. bequest</p><p>28. acquiesce - submit or comply silently or without protest</p><p>29. sordid</p><p>French Vocabulary:</p><p>Cauchemar - nightmare</p><p>Voila une grande dame - what a great lady</p><p>Mon vieux – pal</p><p>Pukka sahib – true gentleman/true gentlewoman, first-class</p><p>Ca se voit – it shows</p><p>Vous n eprouvez pas d’emotion – you do not experience any emotion</p><p>Mais il n’y a rien a voir – but there is nothing to see</p><p>Ma foi – my faith</p><p>Tout de meme – still</p><p>Dans son caractere – in character</p><p>C’est impayable – this is priceless</p><p>Canaille – dishonorable man</p><p>Vous etes bien amiable – you are very friendly</p><p>Qui s’excuse s’accuse – the one who apologizes accuses himself. Murder on the Orient Express Part III Vocabulary</p><p>1. idiomatic (1)</p><p>2. deprecate - to urge reasons against; protest against</p><p>3. complicity</p><p>4. methodical (2)</p><p>5. incriminate (2)</p><p>6. inflict (3)</p><p>7. dubious (4)</p><p>8. frail (1)</p><p>9. elucidation - to provide clarification; explain</p><p>10. nebulous - hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused</p><p>11. circuitous</p><p>12. loquacious - talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative</p><p>13. preposterous</p><p>14. indomitable</p><p>15. caste - social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc.</p><p>16. duplicity - an act or instance of such deceitfulness. </p><p>17. sardonic - characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering</p><p>18. geniality (1)</p><p>19. inarticulate (4)</p><p>20. egress (2)</p><p>21. elucidate - to provide clarification; explain</p><p>22. exigencies (2)</p>

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