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Tale of Two Cities -

Vocab from second half

QuestionAnswer
pilotage The technique or act of piloting
ubiquitous Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
vinous Affected or caused by the consumption of wine
parricide One who murders one's close relative
flay To strip off the skin or outer covering of
superciliously disdainfully
amicably in a friendly way
olfactory Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell
assiduously unceasingly, persistently
perquisitions A thorough inquiry of search
coquetry flirtation
brevity the quality of expressing much in few words
apocryphal fictitious
fidelity loyalty
supplication act of praying
turbid muddy
exuding To discharge or emit
modicum A small, moderate, or token amount
winnowing To rid of undesirable parts
penitential relating to regret for wrongdoing
sanguine cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
ingress entrance
egress exit
metempsychosis reincarnation
ligatures A cord, wire, or bandage used for tying or binding
jocosely playfully
capriciously impulsively, unpredictably
felicity happiness
gregarious fond of the company of others; sociable
culpability blameworthiness
tergiversation falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
ostentatiously in a boastful manner
aquiline Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
taciturn reserved in speech
abashed made ashamed or uneasy
prevaricate to evade the truth
peroration conclusion of speech
imperious overbearing
anathematized to perform a curse on
acquiesced to comply without protest
antipathy hostility
recognisant recognizing or acknowledging something
deprecatory Expressing disapproval or criticism
implacably relentlessly
inveteracy firmly established over a long period
alacrity cheerful eagerness
accoutred To outfit and equip, as for military duty
exordium A beginning or introductory part, especially of a speech or treatise
sundry various or diverse
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