Wuthering Heights Vocabulary

Raine G.
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  1. hale
    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  2. misanthropist
    someone who dislikes people in general
  3. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  4. causeway
    a road that is raised above water, marshland, or sand
  5. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  6. alms
    money or goods contributed to the poor
  7. penetralia
    the innermost parts
  8. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  9. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  10. esteem
    the condition of being honored
  11. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  12. actuate
    put in motion
  13. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  14. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  15. physiognomy
    the human face
  16. vexatious
    causing irritation or annoyance
  17. phlegm
    saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages
  18. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  19. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  20. cur
    an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
  21. loth
    (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
  22. yield
    give or supply
  23. laconic
    brief and to the point
  24. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  25. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
Created on Sun Jul 24 17:42:56 EDT 2011

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