Great Expectations Ch 1-24 Ole

Mrs. Olejniczak (United States of America)
Selected words from Dickens' "Great Expectations" chapters 1-24. Lists the more useful words.
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  1. derived
    formed or developed from something else; not original
  2. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  3. connubial
    relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
  4. dismal
    causing dejection
  5. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  6. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  7. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  8. rank
    very offensive in smell or taste
    That garbage was rank!!
  9. shroud
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  10. aspiration
    a cherished desire
  11. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
    I commiserated with my sister after her bad test grade.
  12. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  13. terse
    brief and to the point
  14. vicariously
    indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
  15. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  16. asunder
    into parts or pieces
  17. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  18. exonerated
    freed from any question of guilt
  19. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
  20. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  21. drudge
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
    Men were not made to be mere drudges or slaves.
  22. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  23. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  24. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  25. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  26. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  27. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  28. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  29. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  30. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  31. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  32. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  33. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  34. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  35. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  36. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  37. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  38. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  39. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  40. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  41. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  42. unscrupulous
    without principles
  43. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  44. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  45. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  46. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  47. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
  48. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  49. evince
    give expression to
  50. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  51. amalgamation
    the combination of two or more commercial companies
  52. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  53. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  54. collation
    assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  55. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  56. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
  57. scabbard
    a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  58. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  59. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  60. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  61. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  62. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  63. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  64. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  65. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  66. homage
    respectful deference
  67. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Created on Wed Apr 03 21:28:28 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Apr 03 21:35:34 EDT 2013)

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