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TofTCities Vocab
A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| countenance | n. face; appearance |
| doleful | adj. sad; gloomy |
| flounder | v. to struggle to move |
| prevalent | adj. common |
| sagacity | n. wisdom |
| sublime | adj. elevated |
| tedious | adj. boring; dull |
| tremulous | adj. trembling |
| allusion | n. indirect reference |
| aphorism | n. saying |
| diabolic | adj. devilishly evil |
| florid | adj. reddish; flushed |
| glib | adj. smooth but insincere |
| incorrigible | adj. uncorrectable |
| languidly | adv. wearily |
| morose | adj. gloomy |
| obsequiousness | n. submissiveness |
| ardour | n. great enthusiasm |
| chary | adj. cautious |
| diffidence | n. lack of confidence |
| loadstone | n. magnet |
| magnanimous | adj. noble |
| orthodoxy | n. accepted belief |
| tribunal | n. court of law |
| capricious | adj. unpredictable |
| despondency | n. depression; loss of hope |
| dubiously | adv. doubtfully |
| imploringly | adv. in a begging manner |
| lowering | adj. frowning |
| pestilence | n. sickness |
| resolute | adj. determined |
| throng | n. crowd |
| unprecedented | adj. without previous example |
| vermin | n. unpleasant small animals like rats and insects |
| affect | v. to pretend |
| augment | v. to add to |
| entreaty | n. appeal; request |
| epicure | n. person with refined tastes |
| exact | v. to demand; to require |
| furtive | adj. secret; cunning |
| lethargy | n. drowsiness |
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