A Tale of Two Cities Book the First Vocab

Question 0

incredulity

Answer 0

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 1

epoch

Answer 1

a period of time in history or a persons life, typically one marked by notable events or characteristics

Question 2

tumbril

Answer 2

an open cart that tilted backward to empty out it’s load, in particular one used to convey condemned prisoners to the guillotine

Question 3

potentate

Answer 3

a monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one

Question 4

requisition

Answer 4

an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials

Question 5

blunderbuss

Answer 5

a short barreled fun with a flared muzzle, used at short range

Question 6

adjuration

Answer 6

the action of affirming something by swearing with and oath

Question 7

inexorable

Answer 7

impossible to stop or prevent, inevitable

Question 8

perpetuation

Answer 8

to be made permanent, to preserve from extinction or oblivion

Question 9

ale-house

Answer 9

a tavern

Question 10

methodical

Answer 10

done according to a systematic or established form of procedure

Question 11

sonorous

Answer 11

imposingly deep and full

Question 12

restoratives

Answer 12

something, especially a medicine or drink, that restores health, strength or well-being

Question 13

cadaverous

Answer 13

resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin or bony

Question 14

modicum

Answer 14

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable

Question 15

implacable

Answer 15

unable to be made less angry

Question 16

garret

Answer 16

a top floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one

Question 17

salutation

Answer 17

a gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgement of another’s arrival or departure

Question 18

haggard

Answer 18

looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry or suffering

Question 19

gaoler

Answer 19

a person in charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it