Great Expectation Vocab. (part 2) Flashcards
Cupidity
Eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something
Discomfiture
Confusion; embarrassment
Dolefully
Sorrowful; mournful; melancholy
Amphibious
Living or able to live both on land and in water
Dexterously
Skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body
Incongruity
The state of being out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
Provincial
Belonging or peculiar to some particular province
Subsided
To sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate
Lethargic
Drowsy; sluggish
Disparity
Lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference
Enlightenment
The act of imparting knowledge
Chronic
Constant; habitual; inveterate
Thwarted
To oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
Adjuncts
Something added to another thing but not essential to it
Despondent
Feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, or gloom
Temperate
Moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion
Pacific
Calm; tranquil