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A Tale of Two Cities
Book 1: Vocabulary. Test on Friday, March 17th.
Term | Adjective |
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requisition | need |
capitulated | gave in, yielded |
cessation | stopping |
expeditiously | quickly |
gradations | steps, degrees |
triumvirate | group of three |
doleful | melancholy |
provender | provisions, food |
sagacity | wisdom |
ghastly | frightful, terrifying |
quaint | old-fashioned, out-of-date in a charming way |
stolid | unemotional, impassive |
brawny | strong, powerful |
cadaverous | corpse-like |
gaunt | very thin, emaciated |