Al Capone Does My Shirts Vocabulary Chapters 9-12

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earnest

Back 1

showing depth and sincerity of feeling

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contraption

Back 2

a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device

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sarcastic

Back 3

using or given to the use of sarcasm

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reaction

Back 4

action in response to some influence; event, ect.

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diagnosis

Back 5

the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition

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adjustment

Back 6

adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose

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function

Back 7

the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution;

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replicate

Back 8

to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes

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unresponsive

Back 9

not reacting or responding to an action, question, or suggestion, etc.

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banshee

Back 10

(an Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die

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posture

Back 11

the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole

Front 12

mercilessly

Back 12

having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel

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flexibility

Back 13

susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable