Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary #1 Flashcards by Thomas Rossman | Brainscape

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Sublime

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supreme, outstanding

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Potentate

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one who possesses great power

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Retinue

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posse, entourage

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Forlorness

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sadness

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Cessation

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stoppage

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Curtly

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rudely, shortly

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expeditiously

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promptly

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Inexorable

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unalterable

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Valise

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small suitcase

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Sonorous

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loud, deep (sound)

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Habitually

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constantly, always

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Stolid

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passive, indifferent

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Hitherto

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up to now

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Entreat

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beg, plea

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Brawny

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strong, muscular

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Gloweringly

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staring with anger or disconnect

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Implacable

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insatiable, not to be satisfied

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Doleful

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sorrowful

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Lethargy

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absence of energy, laziness

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Provender

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food, provisions

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Obstinacy

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stubbornness

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Purloiner

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theif

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Urchin

A

naughty boy

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Animosity

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hatred

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Cogitated

A

thought

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gaol

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jail

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Demur

A

objection

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Divers

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various

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Auspicious

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promising, fortunate

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Unimpeachable

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undoutable

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Maligned

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criticized

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Timorous

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timid

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Beguile

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cheat

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Slovenly

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sloppy, untidy

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Commiseration

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empathy, pity

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Insolent

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boldly disrespectful

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Carrion

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dead flesh

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Incumbent

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necessary, obligatory

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Deportment

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behavior

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Laconic

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brief

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Glib

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eloquent, slick

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Gainsay

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refute, contradict