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Fantine Vocabulary
Les Miserables Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| countenance | the face; to approve or to tolerate |
| precipitately | hastened; thrownheadlong |
| formidable | menacing; threatening |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| prudence | caution; care |
| sundry | various; several |
| ignomity | disgrace |
| recompense | payment; compensation |
| discern | to perceive; to see clearly; to recognize distinct |
| livid | lead-colored; black and blue; enraged |
| pious | religious; godly |
| profound | deep; not superfical; complete |
| perdition | damnation; complete ruin |
| reverie | daydream; musing |
| indomitable | uncomperable |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| affable | courteous |
| venerable | deserving high respect |
| imperious | domineering |
| disconcerted | to confused; to upset; to embarass |
| denounce | to condemn; to criticize |
| malefactor | criminal |
| dissipate | squander |
| odious | hateful |
| remonstrate | to protest |
| ecclesiastical | pertaining to the church |