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A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary
vocab in a tale of two cities
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English
10th Grade
05/29/2014

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remit
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to transmit or send money to a person in payment; to give back
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ingress (on test)
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the act of going in or entering
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egress
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the act of exiting or going out
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frivolity
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being frivolous (not serious) ; something not important or of any weight
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repudiated
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to reject as having no authority; to cast off or disown
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propitiate
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to make favorably inclined; to appease
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solicitude
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the state of being anxious or concerned;being attentive to others
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jocose (on test)
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given to joking; jesting; humorous
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preoration
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a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language
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laconic (on test)
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using few words; concise
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pith (on test)
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the important or essential part; substantive, of significant weight
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glib
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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly or superficially so
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dissipated
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indulging or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition
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craven
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coward
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