Great Expectations Chapters 1 -8 Flashcards
Ravenously
Extremely hungry; famished; voracious,
Explicit
Fully and clearly expected or demonstrated
Rampaged
To rush, move, or act furiously and violently
Trenchant
Clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct
Virtues
Moral excellence, goodness, righteousness
Chafe
Heat, wear, soreness, or irritation caused by rubbing
Expectorating
To eject or expel matter from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting
Apprehension
Suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil
Consternation
A sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter cinfusion; dismay
Vicariously
Felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
Oracle
The agency or medium giving such responses
Patronage
Encouragement
Disdainfully
Full of or showing disdain, scornful
Penitential
A book or code of canons relating to penance, its imposition, etc
Contempt
The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless