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Tale of Two Cities V

Mangin

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angst a feeling of dread or anxiety
austere without luxury, excess, or ease severe, strict, or forbidding
condescension voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior behavior that is patronizing
crag a steep rugged rock
deference respectful or courteous regard
detestation abhorrence, hatred
disparage to speak of or treat slighteningly to lower the estimation of
disenfranchised to deprive a person of a right of citizenship as of the right to vote
exposition the act of expounding, explaining, or setting forth
homage respect, reverence
immolate to kill as a sacrificial victim as by fire, to offer in sacrifice
impeity the quality of state of being irreverant
implacable unyeilding, determined, unwilling to give up
incredulity the quality or state of being skeptical or disbelieving
interment the act or ceremony of burial
martial warlike, characteristic of or befitting a warrior
palpable readily or plainly seen or perceived, obvious, tanglible, capable of being touched or felt
parricide the killing of one's parents or close relative
recoil to start or shrink back as in alarm horror or disgust
reprehensible deserving rebuke or strong criticism, blameworthy
sundry various or diverse
supercilious snobbish, superior acting, haughtily disdainful
superlative of or designating the highest degree of comparison, the best
Created by: Sophmore
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