Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Debbie R. (United States of America)
15 words 11 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  2. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  3. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  4. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  5. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  6. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  7. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  8. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  9. erudition
    profound scholarly knowledge
  10. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  11. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  12. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  13. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  14. corroborate
    give evidence for
  15. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
Created on Thu Dec 12 22:57:20 EST 2013

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.