Crime and Punishment, Part 1, Pevear and Volokhonsky trans.

MJKubus (United States of America)
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  1. axiom
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    4
  2. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
    12
  3. titular
    of or relating to a legal title to something
    12
  4. paradisal
    relating to or befitting Paradise
    21
  5. frippery
    something of little value or significance
    22
  6. consumptive
    afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
    25
  7. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
    25
  8. insolent
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
    27
  9. caustic
    harsh or corrosive in tone
    27
  10. bilious
    irritable as if suffering from indigestion
    27
  11. monomania
    an unhealthy obsession or preoccupation with one thing
    28
  12. besom
    a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
    28
  13. madcap
    a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
    32
  14. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
    32
  15. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
    33
  16. reproach
    express criticism towards
    33
  17. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
    33
  18. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
    34
  19. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
    35
  20. rapturous
    feeling great delight
    37
  21. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    40
  22. hoodwink
    influence by slyness
    41
  23. concubine
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
    43
  24. casuistry
    argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle
    43
  25. fleece
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
    44
  26. vexatious
    causing irritation or annoyance
    47
  27. ragamuffin
    a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
    47
  28. foppish
    overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner
    47
  29. commiseration
    feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
    48
  30. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
    49
  31. ardor
    a feeling of strong eagerness
    61
  32. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
    61
  33. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
    63
  34. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
    68
  35. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
    71
Created on Sun Aug 13 10:48:53 EDT 2017 (updated Mon Aug 14 09:53:17 EDT 2017)

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