Crime and Punishment Vocab Flashcards
abject
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretchedutterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
garret
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
prevaricate
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
axiom
a self-evident truth that requires no proof.
languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
grandiloquent
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
bedlam
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion
affectation
an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
expostulate
to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate
fortitude
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
pell mell
in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner.
ignominy
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
concubine
a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.
semblance
outward aspect or appearance.
copse
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
clamber
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
perpetuity
endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity.
casuistry
specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
doggedly
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
hapless
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
abstain
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealth
affront
an offense to one’s dignity or self-respect.
surmise
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
ruffian
a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
