Vocabulary for Rebecca Novel

My senior English class' notecards for our vocabulary for the book Rebecca by Daphine DuMurrier.

58 cards   |   Total Attempts: 190
  

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Sly, harmful
Insidious
To advance beyond proper or former limits
Encroached
Holding fast; not giving up
Tenacious
An intricate combination of paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; maze
Labyrinth
Of windows; divided by vertical bars
Mullioned
False, counterfeit
Spurious
With evil intent
Malevolent
A chamber used as a grave
Sepulchre
Sly; shifty; secret
Furtive
Remedy for all disease or ills
Panacea
Boredom
Ennui
Pretentious self-importance
Pomposity
Lack of social grace, sensitivity; awkwardness
Gaucherie
Soft, sheer, gauzy fabric
Gossamer
The quality of having no useful result; uselessness
Futility