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TKAMB Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | Satisfy |
| Piety | Devotion and reverence to God |
| Dictum | a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle |
| Taciturn | Silent |
| Unsullied | Not spoiled or tarnished |
| Dispatched | Killed |
| Imprudent | Lacking discretion or good judgment |
| Tyrannical | unjustly cruel or severe |
| Vapid | Lacking liveliness, dull |
| Malevolent | spiteful, showing ill will |
| Stealthy | secretive |
| Predilection | A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something |
| Flivver | A small cheap automobile |
| Nebulous | Hazy, vague, uncertain |
| Incantations | a series of words said as a magic spell or charm |
| Purloined | Stolen |
| Irascible | Easily angered |
| Wryly | humorously; slightly sarcastic |
| Veneer | Attractive outer surface |
| Mocking bird | a long-tailed songbird with grayish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds. |