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TCOCD Vocabulary
Based on the book the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ardent | enthusiastic; passionate |
| fateful | controlled as if by fate; of great importance |
| sallow | of a sickly yellowish color |
| decorum | proper behavior |
| loathsome | horrid, offensive |
| amiss | out of proper order; incorrect |
| compliance | a tendency to yield to the will of others |
| vexation | annoyance, irritation |
| reprieve | the postponment or cancelation of a punishment |
| beguiling | charming in a deceptive way |
| censure | blame; criticism |
| impertinence | insolence; rudness |
| presumptuous | going beyond what is proper |
| refined | polite, well-bred |
| severity | the quality of being stern; harshness |
| dexterous | skillful; good with one's hands |
| bilge | stagnant, or not moving, water |
| grotesque | hideous; bizarre |
| congenial | friendly; pleasant |
| naive | innocent; trusting |
| unstinting | generous; unselfish |
| punctilious | attentive to small, insignificant details |
| servility | submissiveness; allowing others to take control |
| doldrums | ocean weather conditions marked by still water and occasional light winds |
| surmise | an opinion based on inconlusive evidence |
| putrid | foul smelling; rotten |
| ruffians | gang members; hoodlums |
| gumption | guts; courage |
| supplication | a request humbly or earnestly, as by praying |
| folly | a lack of good sense; foolish |
| restitution | the act of paying for a loss or damages |
| petitioner | one who makes a formal plea or request |
| caucus | solicit votes; conduct a survey |
| palsy | a muscle paralysis that often leads to shaking of other uncontrollable body movements |
| clamber | to climb with difficulty |
| demise | death |
| willful | done on purpose; deliberately |
| tumultuous | disorderly; chaotic |
| prophesy | a prediction of the future |
| conspiracy | an agreement to act together toward a wrongful or illegal end |
| capital | calling for the death penalty |
| scuttlebutt | rumors; gossip |
| steadfast | loyal |
| portentously | in a pompous or egotistical way |
| solemnity | the condition of being serious |
| apparition | a ghostly figure |
| ruefully | in a regretful way |
| urgency | the condition of requiring immediate attention |
| meddle | to interfere with other people's business |
| inexplicable | hard of impossible to explain |
| melancholia | a severe depression |
| memento | a keepsake; a reminder of the past |
| edifying | educational; encouraging moral improvement |
| balustrade | a rail and the posts that support it |
| reclamation | the act of restoring to morality |
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