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to give the appearance of
He didn't really know anything about ancient China, but when the conversation turned that way he affected knowledge. |
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to increase
Many people are desperate to augment their bank accounts with more money, so they fall into pyramid schemes. |
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earnest or urgent request
In Palestine, many foreign countries and the UN are making an entreaty to stop the fighting. |
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a person who cultivates a refined taste
omeone who grows up around vineyards would be more likely to develop a refined taste or epicure for wine than another. |
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to call for, demand or require
If a child is unresponsive then his or her parents will exact and demand a response. |
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surreptitiously or by stealth
Sydney Carton no doubt steals furtive and stealthy looks at Lucie. |
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the quality or state or being drowsy
After two weeks on the road, the entire bus of tourists was quiet, its passengers lethargic |
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| appearance, especially the look or expression of the face |
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| to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements |
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| of wide extent or occurrence |
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| acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. |
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| elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc |
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| marked by tedium; long and tiresome |
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| characterized by trembling from fear, weakness, or nervousness |
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subject to whim, erratic
Of all the rulers the world has ever seen, Nero could perhaps be considered the most erratic and capricious of them all. |
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feeling or showing profound hopelessness
People may become despondent if they have low morale. |
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doubtful, uncertain
My grade in English is dubious because I am uncertain as to whether or not I can pull it up. |
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to beg urgently or piteously
All across the world, children are imploring their parents to buy them gifts for Christmas. |
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dark and threatening
In A Tale of Two Cities, the citizens of France could be characterized by a lowering sky because of their increasing anger. |
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something that is considered harmful, evil, destructive
Entire populations were decimated by the black plague and similar kinds of pestilence during the middle ages. |
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firm of will
The citizens who attacked the Bastille showed that they were absolutely resolute because they didn't show mercy and didn't stop until they had taken the prison. |
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a multitude of people crowded or assembled together
A throng of people rushed forward during the storming of the Bastille. |
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never before known or experienced
The level of death and destruction that occurred during the civil war was unprecedented in the United States for both northerners and southerners alike. |
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an objectionable or obnoxious person
Madam Defarge, her husband, and other revolutionaries would no doubt consider Charles Darnays uncle to be vermin, and he would no doubt consider them to be disgusting vermin. |
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| a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
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| a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation |
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| having the qualities of a devil |
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| reddish, rosy, or flowery, excessively ornate, showy |
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| firmly fixed; not easily changed |
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| lacking in vigor or vitality |
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| gloomily or sullenly ill-humored |
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| characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference |
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great warmth of feeling; fervor
Mr. Manette no doubt feels great ardor for his daughter, Lucie. |
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cautious or careful
In these times of economic hardship, one must be chary with ones money. |
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timidity or shyness
Some people prefer to be alone, and display great diffidence in groups of people. |
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high-minded; noble
Many people consider Abraham Lincoln to have been a magnanimous person. |
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a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
Someone who complies with all of the rules set forth in the Catholic religion could be said to be displaying great orthodoxy. |
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a court of justice
In Book the Second, we see Darnay is on trial before a tribunal for treason. |
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