A Tale of Two Cities: Vocabulary List 2

Question 1

spectral

Answer 1

adj - ghostly

Question 2

provender

Answer 2

noun - dry food for domestic animals

Question 3

eminence

Answer 3

noun - position of prominence/superiority

Question 4

purloin

Answer 4

verb - to steal

Question 5

appellation

Answer 5

noun - a name

Question 6

glean

Answer 6

verb - to gather slowly/carefully

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

noun - courteous regard

Question 8

aphorism

Answer 8

noun - short saying embodying an outward truth

Question 9

engender

Answer 9

verb - cause or give rise to

Question 10

infamy

Answer 10

noun - being well known for something bad

Question 11

forfeit

Answer 11

verb - to surrender, to give up

Question 12

sublime

Answer 12

adj - something excellent, beautiful

Question 13

pernicious

Answer 13

adj - having a harmful effect

Question 14

plaintive

Answer 14

adj - sounding sad or mournful

Question 15

antipathy

Answer 15

noun - deep seeded feeling of disgust

Question 16

cadence

Answer 16

noun - modulation of the voice; rhythms in music

Question 17

incumbent

Answer 17

adj - necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility

noun - the holder of an office or post

Question 18

visage

Answer 18

noun - face or countenance

Question 19

florid

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adj - covered w/ flowers, tinged w/ red

Question 20

dissipate

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verb - scatter or separate

Question 21

precocious

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adj - a need of schedule in development

Question 22

despondent

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adj - in low spirits because of a loss of hope

Question 23

vigilant

Answer 23

adj - keeping careful watch for danger

Question 24

retributive

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adj - punishing

Question 25

sullen

Answer 25

adj - morose

Question 26

chaste

Answer 26

adj - abstaining from sexual intercourse before marriage/being faithful in marriage

Question 27

escutcheon

Answer 27

noun - a shield

Question 28

prostrate

Answer 28

verb - to lie down

adj - unable to get up; lying down