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ATOTCVocab book 1
Vocabulary words for book one for A Tale of Two Cities
Term | Definition |
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Epoch | Major point in time |
Incredulity | Disbelief |
Tremulous | Quaking, trembling |
Forlorn | Deserted, wretched, left alone |
Adjuration | Solemn command |
Expeditiously | With speed and efficiency |
Inscrutable | Not able to be understood, mysterious |
Sonorous | Full, deep, resonant sound |
Levity | Amusement; Lack of seriousness |
Feigned | To pretend |
Incumbent | (incubment on me to..-one's duty;) Person in office |
Sagacity | Being wise; Wisdom; A sage- sagacious |
Emaciated | Haggard, worn, extremley thin |
Inexorable | Unyielding |
Myriad | Great in number (Greek for 10,000) |
Retinue | Attendants of followers of distinguished, high-ranking person |
Environed | Surrounded by |
Contraband | Illegal, smuggled goods |
Martial | War-like (Mars, the god of war) |
Lethargy | A state of sluggishness; Being lazy or indifferent; Extreme drowsiness |