Great Expectations Vocab

Question 1

Wittles

Answer 1

Food, provisions

Question 2

connubial

Answer 2

of or relating to marriage

Question 3

disconsolate

Answer 3

without consolation or comfort

Question 4

larceny

Answer 4

theft of personal property

Question 5

trenchant

Answer 5

vigorous or incisive

Question 6

elixir

Answer 6

magical or medicinal potion

Question 7

rime

Answer 7

frost formed on cold objects, covered in frost

Question 8

ague

Answer 8

a cold, sickness, fever, etc.

Question 9

prodigious

Answer 9

of great importance

Question 10

vicarious

Answer 10

through another, experienced through another, indirect

Question 11

nota bene

Answer 11

note well, mark well

Question 12

gluttony

Answer 12

indulgence in an overly large manner. Especially with food.

Question 13

vivacious

Answer 13

with life, lively

Question 14

impending

Answer 14

coming up, imminent

Question 15

livid

Answer 15

enraged, discolored by a bruise

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alight

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to get down from

Question 17

pilfer

Answer 17

steal

Question 18

morbid

Answer 18

darkly horrifying, having to do with death.

Question 19

intercourse

Answer 19

interaction, communication

Question 20

ignominious

Answer 20

shameful, humiliating

Question 21

adamantine

Answer 21

unyielding, hard, stubborn

Question 22

caparison

Answer 22

putting trappings on a horse, decorating

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flighty

Answer 23

slightly delirious, mildly insane

Question 24

genteel

Answer 24

belonging or suited to polite society, refined, polite

Question 25

felicitous

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well-suited, appropriate

Question 26

derision

Answer 26

ridicule, mockery

Question 27

paroxysm

Answer 27

violent outburst, seizure

Question 28

fortuitous

Answer 28

lucky, fortunate, by chance

Question 29

ophthalmic

Answer 29

of or relating to the eyes

Question 30

patronize

Answer 30

to adopt an air of condescension.

Question 31

supercilious

Answer 31

coolly and patronizingly haughty, disdainful, contemptuous

Question 32

toady

Answer 32

one who flatters in the hope of gaining favor of another

Question 33

humbug

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willingly false, deceptive or insincere person

Question 34

burly

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strongly and heavily built

Question 35

mollify

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to calm, soothe, temper

Question 36

excrescence

Answer 36

an unnecessary or unwanted addition

Question 37

reproach

Answer 37

to express disapproval or criticism

Question 38

interpose

Answer 38

place between or place oneself between

Question 39

cordiality

Answer 39

warmth and sincerity

Question 40

maudlin

Answer 40

tearfully or weakly emotional, sentimental

Question 41

conciliate

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to placate, appease, pacify, mollify

Question 42

propitiate

Answer 42

the act of appeasing or making well-disposed

Question 43

disconcert

Answer 43

to disturb the composure of, to unsettle

Question 44

capricious

Answer 44

given to sudden or unaccountable changes

Question 45

subterfuge

Answer 45

deception, lies, falsehood

Question 46

disinterested

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not influenced by considerations of personal advantage, unbiased, indifferent but not apathetic

Question 47

pugilistic

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boxerlike, violent, belligerent

Question 48

flaccid

Answer 48

limp, loose, soft

Question 49

intimate

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to make known subtly or indirectly, to hint

Question 50

repudiate

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to deny, expel, refuse to accept

Question 51

languor

Answer 51

tiredness or inertia

Question 52

ungainly

Answer 52

awkward, clumsy

Question 53

unassuming

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modest, humble

Question 54

abject

Answer 54

unpleasant, degrading, fallen, ruined

Question 55

distraught

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deeply upset or agitated

Question 56

judicious

Answer 56

discreet, prudent, characterized by sound judgment

Question 57

ludicrous

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ridiculous, laughable,

Question 58

niggardly

Answer 58

greedy, miserly, stingy

Question 59

inveigle

Answer 59

to win over, acquire by cleverness or flattery, wangle, obtain through great difficulty

Question 60

egress

Answer 60

exit

Question 61

capacious

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able to contain a lot, roomy, spacious

Question 62

remonstrance

Answer 62

protest or objection

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spurious

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false, mock, fake

Question 64

execrate

Answer 64

abominate, loathe, hate, curse, detest

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rankle

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annoy, fester, aggrieve

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feign

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to fake, pretend

Question 67

akimbo

Answer 67

a hand on a hip, bent into a crook

Question 68

diffident

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shy, lacking in confidence

Question 69

buxom

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full-bosomed, plump, healthy, voluptuous

Question 70

diadem

Answer 70

tiara, crown

Question 71

droll

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amusing in an odd way

Question 72

fountainhead

Answer 72

the source, origin

Question 73

placid

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pleasantly calm, tranquil

Question 74

rubicund

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reddish, ruddy, hot

Question 75

subsist

Answer 75

survive, obtain nourishment from, persist, continue to exist

Question 76

extort

Answer 76

to inveigle by force or intimidation

Question 77

dilate

Answer 77

to enlarge or extend

Question 78

engender

Answer 78

to cause to exist or develop

Question 79

prolix

Answer 79

prolonged or drawn out unnecessarily

Question 80

uncouth

Answer 80

awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner or behavior

Question 81

expatriate

Answer 81

to banish or exile, to ostracize

Question 82

misdemeanor

Answer 82

a crime less serious than a felony

Question 83

discursive

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moving from topic to topic without order, randomly

Question 84

grievous

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causing severe pain

Question 85

obdurate

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resistant to persuasion, stubborn, adamant

Question 86

descry

Answer 86

to catch sight of, find out, discover

Question 87

grizzled

Answer 87

having gray or partially gray hair

Question 88

reconnoiter

Answer 88

to inspect, survey, scout out

Question 89

doleful

Answer 89

sorrowful, melancholy

Question 90

querulous

Answer 90

full of complaints, quarreling

Question 91

bilious

Answer 91

pertaining to bile, cranky, irritable, unpleasant