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Christy B. (United States of America)
List of Vocabulary Words from Chapter 2 of Robinson Crusoe for my Literature & Composition Class
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  1. just
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  2. fancy
    a predisposition to like something
  3. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  4. venture
    an investment that is risky but could yield great profits
  5. contrary
    very opposed in nature or character or purpose
  6. convey
    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  7. enterprise
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  8. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  9. provisions
    a stock or supply of foods
  10. meditate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  11. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  12. despatch
    killing a person or animal
  13. effectual
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  14. horrid
    exceedingly bad
  15. encouragement
    the expression of approval and support
  16. rogue
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  17. usage
    the act of employing
  18. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  19. pretence
    pretending with intention to deceive
  20. dominion
    control or power through legal authority
  21. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  22. ply
    keep offering or supplying something desirable to someone
  23. effectually
    in an effectual manner
  24. supposition
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  25. conceit
    feelings of excessive pride
  26. contrivance
    an artificial or unnatural arrangement of details or parts
  27. sequel
    a part added to a book or film that continues and extends it
  28. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  29. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
  30. athwart
    across the course, direction, or center line of a ship
  31. dram
    a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce
  32. pinnace
    a boat for communication between ship and shore
  33. vulgarly
    in a smutty manner
  34. jibe
    shift from one side of the ship to the other
  35. indigestibility
    the property of being difficult to digest
Created on Fri Aug 22 21:07:17 EDT 2014

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