The Count of Monte Cristo

Roland C.
List of vocabulary words from The Count of Monte Cristo
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  1. rigged
    fitted or equipped with necessary rigging
  2. laden
    filled with a great quantity
  3. strait
    a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
  4. sedately
    in a sedate manner
  5. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  6. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  7. skiff
    a small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  8. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  9. mulberry
    any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
  10. quits
    on equal terms by payment or requital
  11. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  12. promontory
    a natural elevation
  13. wainscot
    wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
  14. slender
    having little width in proportion to the length or height
  15. strewing
    the act of scattering
  16. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  17. wretchedness
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
  18. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  19. groan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  20. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  21. hark
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
  22. arbor
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  23. betrothed
    pledged to be married
  24. usurper
    one who wrongfully seizes and holds the place of another
  25. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  26. dusky
    lighted by or as if by twilight
  27. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
Created on Mon Jul 04 23:43:01 EDT 2011

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