1. And Then there were none Agatha Christie
Chapter Two Vocabulary
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2. porters—19 people hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.

3. assent—19 to agree

4. surreptitiously—19 sneakily; stealthily

5. imperceptibly—21 slightly; subtly

6. Keen—22 eager; interested; enthusiastic

7. Disparagingly—24 in a manner that demeans or looks down upon

8. Sinister—24 evil; ominous; threatening

9. Malevolence—25 evil; hatred; malice

10. Nip—25 a small drink of alcohol

11. Fraternizing—26 socializing; mingling; making friends

12. Apparition—26 appearance of something remarkable or unexpected

13. Queer—27 weird; oddball

14. Alight—29 step out of; get down; land

15. Gravity—30 seriousness; importance

16. save—33 except; but

17. Nose to the grindstone—35 (idiom) work hard and steadily at exhausting, tedious or generally difficult work

18. reptilian—37 resembling a reptile

19. Fly in the ointment—38 someone or something that spoils a good situation

20. Cairngorm brooch—41