A Tale Of Two Cities Vocabulary

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Updated 2008-04-24 20:21

Question	Answer
guillotine	wooden structure with a metal blade used for executions
tumbrels	two-wheeled carts used to transport the condemned to their deaths
tremulous	trembling
cessation	stoppage, the end of activity
piscatory	related to fish or fishermen
lethargy	fatigue; state of tiredness
provender	food or provisions
inexorable	unstoppable, unalterable
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Question	Answer
inscrutable	unreadable, hard to figure out
lamentation	weeping, expression of grief
pecuniary	financial
mused	ponder
feigned	pretended
incumbent	imposed as an obligation
incommodious	inconvenient
efficacy	effectiveness
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Question	Answer
aphorism	an adage or short saying
demur	a legal objection
immolate	to sacrifice, as in burn at the stake
asseveration	strong statement
carrion	decaying flesh
deprecatory	belittling, apologetic
convivial	welcoming, friendly
indictment	condemnation, accusation
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Question	Answer
infamy	notoriety, disgrace
unimpeachable	faultless, irreproachable
plaintive	mournful
slovenly	sloppy
antipathy	hostility, dislike
insolent	impudent, rude
impediment	obstruction
rejoinder	response
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Question	Answer
stealthily	furtively, secretly
despondency	dejection, hopelessness
staid	sober, conservative
imputation	a legal charge or accusation
compunction	a mental discomfort, uneasiness
emulative	imitative, copying
escutcheon	a shield, which displays a coat of arms
sumptuous	lavish, luxurious
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Question	Answer
propitiate	to appease or conciliate
obsequiousness	groveling behavior, pathetic eagerness to please
trenchant	distinct, clear cut
adjure	to command or charge under oath
traversed	crossed or passed through
zealous	passionate, fervent
ascertained	determined, discovered
spectre	ghost
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Question	Answer
deferentially	respectfully
moroseness	sadness, gloominess of mood
incorrigible	unredeemable; uncorrectable in behavior
ostentatious	showy, pretentious
magnanimous	generous
remonstrance	objection, protest
self-abnegation	self-denial, lack of self-consideration
ubiquitous	present everywhere at the same time
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Question	Answer
altercation	loud quarrel
sallow	unhealthily yellow
assiduously	with great persistence and care
transitory	fleeting, temporary
irresolute	indecisive, unsure
dubious	doubtful, uncertain
superciliously	arrogantly, condescendingly
amicably	agreeably, good-naturedly
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