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Great Expectations Vocab
Selected vocabulary from Dicken's "Great Expectations".
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11/30/2009
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gibbet
 Definition
NOUN. a device used to hang executed criminals for public viewing
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lozenge
 Definition
NOUN. a diamond shaped rhombus
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impregnable
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ADJ impossible to capture or enter by force
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connubial
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ADJ relating to marriage
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disconsolate
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ADJ. cheerless, gloomy
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squally
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ADJ. gusty
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trenchant
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ADJ. forceful, effective and vigorous
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apothecary
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NOUN. a pharmacist, prepares drugs and other medicines
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larceny
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NOUN. theft
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freemasonry
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NOUN. the beliefs of the Freemasons
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elixir
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NOUN. a sweet aromatic solution of alcohol and water, medicinal purposes
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imbrue
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VERB. to saturate
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constitutional
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ADJ. the basic nature of someone/thing
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accredit
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VERB. to credit with
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emphatic
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ADJ. Performed with emphasis
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interlocutor
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NOUN. someone who takes part in a conversation
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verify
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VERB. to establish truth
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mincemeat
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NOUN. a mixture of chopped apples, spices, raisins, meats and sometimes brandy. Used as a pie filling.
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rimy
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NOUN. a coating of ice
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clerical
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ADJ. of or relating to the clergy
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riveted
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ADJ. engrossed by something
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dispatch
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VERB. to relegate to a specific destination
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imprecate
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VERB. to curse
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prodigious
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ADJ. great in size, force or extent
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conciliate
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VERB. to overcome distrust of
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vicarious
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ADJ. feeling as if taking part in another's feeling/emotions
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blithe
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ADJ. carefree and lighthearted
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declamation
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NOUN. a recitation in rhetoric
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presentiment
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NOUN. a premonition
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intimate
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VERB. to subtly hint
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commiserate
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VERB. to sympathize
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contumacious
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ADJ. rebellious
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stipulate
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VERb. to keep by contract
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dissociate
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VERB. to remove from association
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asunder
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VERB. to separate into parts
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execrate
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VERB. to denounce
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exonerate
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VERB. to free from blame
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venerate
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VERB. to regard with respect
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purblind
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ADJ. poor vision
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perspicuous
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ADJ. easy to understand
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sagacious
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ADJ. sound judgement
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affinity
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NOUN. a natural attraction
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apprehension
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NOUN. dread
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propound
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VERB. to put forward for consideration
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dogged
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ADJ. stubborn, tenacious
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insolent
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ADJ. arrogant
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capricious
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ADJ. impulsive and unpredictable
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coerce
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VERB. to force into a certain way of thinking
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ignominious
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ADJ. marked by shame or disgrace
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obtrusive
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ADJ. brash
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common
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ADJ. coarse, unrefined
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metaphysics
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NOUN. philosophy that examines the nature of reality
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fortuitously
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ADV. happening by with a good outcome
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discomfiture
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NOUN. lack of ease
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patronize
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VERB. to treat in a condescending manner
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supercilious
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ADJ. haughty disdain
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toady
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NOUN. a sycophant
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proprieties
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NOUN. the manners of society
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disconcert
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VERB. to ruffle
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inefficacy
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NOUN. the state of being inefficient
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incur
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VERB. to become liable or subject to
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trepidation
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NOUN. timorous uncertain agitation
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allude
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VERB. to make indirect references
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condescend
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VERB. to assume an air of superiority, to patronize
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fraught
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ADJ. accompanied by something specific
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stolid
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ADJ. unemotional
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remonstrance
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NOUN. earnest reasons for opposition of grief
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gratify
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VERB. to be a source of pleasure
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mollify
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VERB. to soothe
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benevolent
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ADJ. disposed to doing good
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inscrutable
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ADJ. mysterious
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excrescence
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NOUN. an abnormal growth
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sanctified
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ADJ. purified, sacred
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dejected
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ADJ. depressed
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exult
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VERB. to rejoice
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descry
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VERB. to catch sight of
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delusion
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NOUN. a persistent false psychotic belief despite evidence to the contrary
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malignant
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ADJ. evil in nature
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maudlin
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ADJ. weakly and sentimental
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surmise
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VERB. to imagine
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corroborate
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VERB. to support with evidence
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inference
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NOUN. a surmise
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affront
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VERB. to offend
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disaffection
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NOUN. the alienation of one's affection
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subterfuge
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NOUN. a deception in order to conceal or evade
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clemency
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NOUN. to disposition to be merciful
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deferential
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ADJ. respect due to elder
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affable
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ADJ. characterized by friendliness
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laud
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VERB. to praise
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repudiate
 Definition
VERB. to disown
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supplicant
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NOUN. one who asks humbly or earnestly
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guileless
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ADJ. innocent, naive
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dolefully
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ADV. full of grief
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acquiesce
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VERB. to submit tacitly
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avaricious
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ADJ. greedy of gain
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langour
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NOUN. weariness of body/mind
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requisite
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ADJ. essential
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unaffected
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ADJ. genuine
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judicious
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ADJ. sound judgement
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diffidence
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NOUN. hesitance in acting/speaking because of lack of self-confidence
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