A Tale Of Two Cities Vocabulary

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2008-04-24 20:21
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Question | Answer |
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infamy | notoriety, disgrace |
unimpeachable | faultless, irreproachable |
plaintive | mournful |
slovenly | sloppy |
antipathy | hostility, dislike |
insolent | impudent, rude |
impediment | obstruction |
rejoinder | response |
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Question | Answer |
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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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