Great Expectations Vocab Flashcards
1
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Benevolent
A
Showing or motivated by sympathy
2
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Reverence
A
Feeling of profound respect for someone
3
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Indiscriminate
A
Failing to make or recognize distinctions
4
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Retributive
A
Given in requital according to merits
5
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Explicit
A
Precisely or clearly expressed, readily observable
6
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Ravenous
A
Extremely hungry
7
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Blithe
A
Carefree or happy or lighthearted
8
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Desolation
A
Sadness from being abandoned
9
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Vicariously
A
Indirectly as by through a substitute
10
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Contemptuous
A
Expressing extreme content
11
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Indignation
A
Righteous anger
12
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Divulge
A
Makes private or sensitive information known
13
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Exonerate
A
Pronounce not guilty or criminal charges
14
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Contemptible
A
Deserving of contempt or scorn
15
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Supplicant
A
One praying humbly for something
