tale of two cities chapter 2 vocab

Question 1

appellation‌

Answer 1

name or title

Question 2

trepidation

Answer 2

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Question 3

animosity

Answer 3

strong hostility

Question 4

menagerie

Answer 4

a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition or strange collection of people or things

Question 5

countenance

Answer 5

a person’s face or facial expression

Question 6

demeanor

Answer 6

outward behavior or bearing

Question 7

infamous

Answer 7

well known for some bad quality or deed

Question 8

dexterously

Answer 8

doing something with skill, especially with the hands

Question 9

ignoble

Answer 9

not honorable in character or purpose

Question 10

servility

Answer 10

an excessive willingness to serve or please others

Question 11

affable

Answer 11

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Question 12

abominate

Answer 12

detest; loathe

Question 13

homage

Answer 13

special honor or respect shown publicly

Question 14

caricature

Answer 14

a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic effect

Question 15

tribunal

Answer 15

a court of justice

Question 16

exalted

Answer 16

(of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard

Question 17

stealth

Answer 17

cautious and surreptitious action or movement

Question 18

sagacious

Answer 18

having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd

Question 19

sanguine

Answer 19

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Question 20

exultant

Answer 20

triumphantly happy

Question 21

magnanimous

Answer 21

very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself

Question 22

dolorous

Answer 22

feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

Question 23

judiciously

Answer 23

with good judgment or sense

Question 24

parricide

Answer 24

the killing of a parent or other near relative