Great Expectation Vocabulary Chapters 10-19 Flashcards
Mollify
Appease the anger or anxiety of someone
Sublime
Of such excellence grandeur or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
Pious
Devoutly religious
Dexterous
Demonstrating neat skill especially with the hands
Unscrupulous
Having or showing no moral principles not honest or fair
Affront
An action or remark that causes outrage or defense
Visage
A persons face with reference to the form and features
Fortuitous
Happening by accident or chance rather than design
Clemency
Mercy lenience
Ostentatious
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display designed to impress or attract notice
Supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior than to others
Vexation
The state of being annoyed frustrated or worried
Audacious
Showing a willingness to take a surprisingly bold risks
Condescend
Show feeling of superiority be patronizing
Hermitage
The dwelling of a hermit, especially when small and remote
Deferential
Showing deference respectful
Vagary
An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior
Benevolent
Well meaning and kindly
Specter
A ghost
Monomania
Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing
Abject
Extremely bad unpleasant and degrading
Dejected
Sad and depressed dispirited
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly an indirect or passing reference
Pervade
Spread through and be perceived in every part of
