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Tale Vocabulary BK1
A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary (BOOK ONE)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epoch | (noun) Major point in time |
| Incredulity | (noun) Disbelief |
| Tremulous | (adjective) Quaking or trembling |
| Forlorn | (adjective) Deserted, wretched, left alone (lonely) |
| Adjuration | (noun) Solemn Command |
| Expeditiously | (adverb) With speed and efficiency |
| Inscrutable | (adjective) Not able to be understood; mysterious |
| Sonorous | (adjective) Full, deep and resonant sound. |
| Levity | (noun) Amusement; lack of seriousness (silliness) |
| Feigned | (adjective) To pretend |
| Incumbent | (noun) Person in office |
| Sagacity | (noun) Being wise, wisdom, a sage - sagacious |
| Emaciated | (adjective) Haggard, worn, extremely thin |
| Inexorable | (adjective) Unyielding |
| Myriad | (adjective) Great in number (Greek, for 10,000) |
| Retinue | (noun) Attendants of followers of distinguished, high-ranking person |
| Environed | Surrounded by |
| Contraband | (adjective) Illegal, smuggled goods |
| Martial | (adjective) War-like (Mars, the god of war) |
| Lethargy | (noun) A state of being sluggishness; being lazy or indifferent; extreme drowsiness. |