Great Expectations Vocab Flashcards
(125 cards)
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to affront
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v. to insult to the face or openly; to offend the modesty or self-respect of
an international or blatant insult (n. affront, or n. affrontery)
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to assent
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v. to agree, to give one’s consent (to a proposal or request)
n/ consent; official sanction (assent)
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to consternate
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v. to fill with consternation; to dismay (used in passive voice)
n. (consternation) amazement or dismay such as to cause confusion
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to deride
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v. to laugh contemptuously or scornfully at; treat with scorn; mock (n. derision); derisive (adj.) in a contemptuous or scornful manner
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dexterous
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v. to defeat in battle; beat, rout; baffle, thwart, or defeat the plans of
n. complete defeat in battle; defeat or frustration of plans; utter disappointment (discomfiture)
adj. defeated or frustrated in one’s plans (discomfited)
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to dissuade
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v. to advise or urge (a person) against; to give advice against; discourage
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to divine
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v. to interpret by supernatural insight; to disclose, make known; make out by sagacity or intuition; to conjecture successfully
n. guessing by happy instant or unusual insight; successful conjecture (divination)
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to divulge
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v. to make publicly known; to publish (a book or statement); to decade or tell openly
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to execrate
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v. to utter curses; to invoke evil upon; to declare accursed
n. the uttering of a curse; swearing (execration)
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to exult
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v. to rejoice greatly; to be elated
exultant (adj.) triumphantly or rapturously joyous
exultation (n.)
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to imbrue
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v. to stain, dirty, or defile; to cover with blood from bleeding wounds
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to imprecate
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v. to invoke or call down (evil on a person); to beg for, entreat
n. prayer or entreaty; spoken curse (imprecation)
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to reproach
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v. to express disapproval to (a person), upbraid, rebuke, reproachful (adj.) in a disproving manner
reproach n.
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to stipulate
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v. to make a contract, bargain, or convenient; to specify or demand, especially as an essential part or condition of an agreement
stipulation n.
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a whittle
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n. scraps of food
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weathercock
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a (fake) rooster on a roof showing the wind direction
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battery
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a group of military guns
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cask
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a container shaped like a barrel that holds liquids
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gibbet
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sort of guillotine
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jack-towel
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a long towel with the ends sewed together to hang on a roller
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betwixt
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between
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conubial
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of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple
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larceny
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theft of personal property
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by-the-bye
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incidentally, parenthetically
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squally
stormy
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trenchant
vigorous or incisive in expression or style; incisive, penetrating, sharp, keen, insightful, acute, focused, showed, razor-sharp, piercing,
-archaicliterary: (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge
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dexterity
skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
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larcenous
committing larceny
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freemasonry
secret or tactic brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport
-the principles, practices, and institutions of Freemasons
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imbruing
stain something
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thimble
cap like utility used for sowing
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dike
natural or artificial slope to regulate water levels
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warmint
vermin (negative)
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garret
like an attic
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deuce
used in questions to express anger or surprise
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conciliatory
intended or likely to placate or pacify
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flounce
v. go or move in a exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner
| n. an exaggerated action, typically intend to express one's annoyance or impatience
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crockery
plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially ones made of earthenware or china
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counterpart
- a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place
(law) one of two or more copies of a legal document
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"Cleanliness is next to Godliness"
being clean is a sigh of spiritual purity or goodness, expression (phrase)
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vicarious
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
acting or done for another
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blithe
adj. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
- happy or joyous
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penitentials
realting to or expressing penitence or penance
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accoucheur
a male midwife
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reformatory
an institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to resin: a reform school
-tending or intended to produce a reform
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vestry
a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments
- a meeting or parishioners, originally in a vestry, for the conduct of parochial business
- a body of parishioners meeting in a vestry
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corn-chandler
a person who makes or sells candles; a retailer of grocery provisions; a shopkeeper
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chaise-cart
a light carriage fitted with suspension, used for transporting lightweight goods
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intimated
imply or hint
| state or make known
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saltbox
a frame house having up to three strokes at the from and one fewer at the back with a steeply pitched roof
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lug
carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort
| n. a box or crate used for transporting fruit
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gluttony
habitual greed or excess in eating
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four-footed squeaker
pig (animal)
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commiserating
express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathise
| feel, show, or express pity for (someone)
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contumacious
(especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority
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a Roman nose
a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent
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misdemeanors
a minor wrongdoing
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abhorrence
a feeling or repulsion; disgusted loathing
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biled
release of bile? boiling?
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spasmodic
occuring or done in brief, irregular bursts
| caused by, subject to, or in nature of spasm or spasms
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expectorating
cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs
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"Tar"
a drak, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal,.
used in road making and for coating and preserving timber
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"Hob and nob"
used as an informal thats in convivial drinking
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stipulated
to demand or require (something) as part of an agreement
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"a winder"
a device or mechanism used to wind something, especially something such as a watch or clock or the film in a camera
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asunder
apart, divided
| into pieces
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manacled
fetter (a person or part of the body) with manacles (a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles
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mangle
severely mutilated, disagreed, or damaged by cutting, tearing, or crushing
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greatcoats
a long, heavy overcoat
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pilfering
steal (typically things of relatively little value)
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thenceforth
from that time, place, or point onward
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excommunicated
officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacrament and services of the Christian Church
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lay
v. put down, especially gently or carefully; put down and set in position for use
n. the general appearance of an area, including the direction of streams, hills, and similar features
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nought
nothing
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"pompeyed"
"pampered"
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infirmity
physical or mental weakness
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epistle
any one of the letters to the early Christians that are part of the New Testament
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pot-a-biling
pot boiling
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anwil
a heavy steel or iron block with a fat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped
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perspicuity
clearness or lucidity, as of a statement
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uncongenial
(of a person) not friendly or pleasant to be with
| unsuitable and therefore unlikely to promote success or well-being
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sagaciously
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd
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countenance
n. a person's face or facial expression
support
v. admit as acceptable or possible
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mo-gul
a small hard mound or bump, mughal
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candour
the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness; honesty; truthfulness; sincerity
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buster
a person or thing that breaks, destroys, or overpowers something
used as a mildly disrespectful or humorous form of address, especially to a man or boy
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whisker
a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face
| a very small amount
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harrowed
n. an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines that is dragged over plowed land to breakup clods, remove weeds, and cover seed
v. draw a harrow over (land)
cause distress to
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ablutions
the cat of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect)
a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers
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penitent
v. feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
n. a person who repents their sons or wrongdoing and )in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God
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trussed
to tie up (someone) tightly to prevent movement
| to tie together the wings and the legs of (a turkey, chicken, etc) for cooking
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peppercorny
resembling a peppercorn in taste, nature, and size
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farinaceous
made from, rich in, or consisting of starch
| having a mealy or powdery texture
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corduroys
a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs
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penitential
realting to or expressing penitence or penance
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gorging
eat a large amount of food greedily; fill oneself with food
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gormandizing
indulge in good eating; eat greedily
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dismal
depressing, dreary; dingy; dark; dim; gloomy; drab; dull; bleak; cheerless; depressing; uninviting; unwelcoming
(of a person or a mood) gloomy; glum, melancholy, morose, doleful woebegone, forlorn, dejected, depressed, dispirited, downcast, despondent, disconsolate, miserable, sad, unhappy, sorrowful desolate, wretched
pitifully or disgracefully bad
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spurned
reject with disdain or contempt; reject, rebuff, scorn, disdain, despise
strike, tread, or push away with the foot
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coercion
the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats
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recluses
a person who lives a solitary life and tends to aid other people; hermit; ascetic; eremite; marabout
favouring a solitary life
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Ignomiously
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
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reticence
the state of being reticent or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint
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assent
the expression of approval or agreement; expressing approval or agreement, typically officially
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artlessness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere; naïvete, innocent (child)
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penitence
a feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds; remorse
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metaphysics
the branch of philosophy that deal with the first principle of things, that include and attract concepts such as being know, substance, cause, identity, time, and space; abstract theory or talk with no basis in reality
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outdacious
audacious; reckless, bold or darn; fearless; impudent or presumptuous
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meantersay
i meant to say
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felicitous
well chosen or suited to the circumferences; pleasing and fortunate
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discomfiture
the act of being disconcerted; confusion; embarrassment; the cat of discomforting
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nevvy
a grandson, or nephew
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blue blazes!
hell!
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supercilious
feeling of superiority; snobbish, arrogant
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adamantine
unbreakable
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toadies and humbugs
flatteres and insincere people
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bereaved
be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death
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ginger and salvolatile
a stimulant, frequently used to cure hangovers and excess of eating, or the discomfort of eating too many rich foods
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staylace
a corset lace
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lest
(after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case
with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of
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damnatory
conveying or causing censure or damnation
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Myrmidons
a member of warlike Thesslian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy
a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate
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suborned
bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such a perjury
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retaliations
the action of harming someone beach they have harmed oneself ; revenge
the action of returning a military attack; counterattack
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goaded
provoke or annoy (someone) so at to stimulate some action or reaction
