The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Chapters 22-27

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• An oyster A large flat sea creature that lives in a shell.
• Inhibition The act of stopping or slowing down a process. Also: a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want.
• Apathetic Showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important.
• Rancor Bitter anger or unfriendly feelings.
• Duplicity Dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people.
• Indignantly In an angry way, because of something that is wrong or not fair.
• Incoherent Expressed in a way that is not clear, especially with ideas or words that are not connected in a sensible or clear way.
• Candid Honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful.
• Supposition Believing something is true without any proof or something that you believe to be true without any proof.
• Receptacle A container used for storing or putting objects in.
• Reticence An unwillingness to do something or talk about something, for example because you are nervous or being careful.

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