A Tale of Two Cities: Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards by Madi Katz | Brainscape

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incredulous

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adj: skeptical

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superlative

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adj: high quality

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potentate

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noun: ruler

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contraband

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noun: goods that are imported/exported illegally

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capitulate

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verb: surrender unconditionally

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tremulous

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adj: timid; fearful

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adjure

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verb: to request some earnestly to do something

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soliloquy

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noun: monologue

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expeditious

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adj: efficient

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inexorable

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adj: unrelenting

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fain

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adj: gladly/willingly

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inscrutable

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adj: mysterious; unfathomable

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lamentation

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noun: grief

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levity

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noun: lightheartedness

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evanescent

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adj: fleeting; vanishing

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piscatory

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adj: anything to do with fishing

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stolid

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adj: showing little emotion

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comprehend

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verb: include; comprise

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disconcert

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verb: unsettle

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besmirch

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verb: discolor/dirty/taint

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fabulous

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adj: of or like a fable

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offal

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noun: entrails that were discarded from an animal

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glower

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verb: glare

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expostulate

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verb: express strong disapproval

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martial

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adj: fierce; serious; having to do with war

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implacable

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adj: not able to be calmed down

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predicate

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verb: affirm

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feign

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verb: to pretend

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admonitory

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adj: warning/cautioning

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haggard

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adj: tired over a period of time