A Tale of Two Cities: Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards
incredulous
adj: skeptical
superlative
adj: high quality
potentate
noun: ruler
contraband
noun: goods that are imported/exported illegally
capitulate
verb: surrender unconditionally
tremulous
adj: timid; fearful
adjure
verb: to request some earnestly to do something
soliloquy
noun: monologue
expeditious
adj: efficient
inexorable
adj: unrelenting
fain
adj: gladly/willingly
inscrutable
adj: mysterious; unfathomable
lamentation
noun: grief
levity
noun: lightheartedness
evanescent
adj: fleeting; vanishing
piscatory
adj: anything to do with fishing
stolid
adj: showing little emotion
comprehend
verb: include; comprise
disconcert
verb: unsettle
besmirch
verb: discolor/dirty/taint
fabulous
adj: of or like a fable
offal
noun: entrails that were discarded from an animal
glower
verb: glare
expostulate
verb: express strong disapproval
martial
adj: fierce; serious; having to do with war
implacable
adj: not able to be calmed down
predicate
verb: affirm
feign
verb: to pretend
admonitory
adj: warning/cautioning
haggard
adj: tired over a period of time