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Great Expectations Vocab Flashcards

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Wittles

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Food, provisions

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connubial

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of or relating to marriage

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disconsolate

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without consolation or comfort

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larceny

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theft of personal property

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trenchant

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vigorous or incisive

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elixir

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magical or medicinal potion

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rime

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frost formed on cold objects, covered in frost

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ague

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a cold, sickness, fever, etc.

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prodigious

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of great importance

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vicarious

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through another, experienced through another, indirect

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nota bene

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note well, mark well

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gluttony

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indulgence in an overly large manner. Especially with food.

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vivacious

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with life, lively

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impending

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coming up, imminent

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livid

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enraged, discolored by a bruise

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alight

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to get down from

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pilfer

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steal

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morbid

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darkly horrifying, having to do with death.

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intercourse

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interaction, communication

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ignominious

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shameful, humiliating

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adamantine

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unyielding, hard, stubborn

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caparison

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putting trappings on a horse, decorating

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flighty

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slightly delirious, mildly insane

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genteel

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belonging or suited to polite society, refined, polite

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felicitous

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well-suited, appropriate

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derision

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ridicule, mockery

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paroxysm

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violent outburst, seizure

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fortuitous

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lucky, fortunate, by chance

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ophthalmic

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of or relating to the eyes

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patronize

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to adopt an air of condescension.

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supercilious

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coolly and patronizingly haughty, disdainful, contemptuous

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toady

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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favor of another

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humbug

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willingly false, deceptive or insincere person

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burly

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strongly and heavily built

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mollify

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to calm, soothe, temper

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excrescence

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an unnecessary or unwanted addition

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reproach

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to express disapproval or criticism

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interpose

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place between or place oneself between

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cordiality

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warmth and sincerity

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maudlin

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tearfully or weakly emotional, sentimental

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conciliate

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to placate, appease, pacify, mollify

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propitiate

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the act of appeasing or making well-disposed

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disconcert

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to disturb the composure of, to unsettle

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capricious

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given to sudden or unaccountable changes

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subterfuge

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deception, lies, falsehood

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disinterested

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

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pugilistic

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boxerlike, violent, belligerent

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flaccid

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limp, loose, soft

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intimate

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to make known subtly or indirectly, to hint

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repudiate

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to deny, expel, refuse to accept

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languor

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tiredness or inertia

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ungainly

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awkward, clumsy

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unassuming

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modest, humble

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abject

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unpleasant, degrading, fallen, ruined

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distraught

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deeply upset or agitated

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judicious

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discreet, prudent, characterized by sound judgment

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ludicrous

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ridiculous, laughable,

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niggardly

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greedy, miserly, stingy

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inveigle

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

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egress

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exit

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capacious

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able to contain a lot, roomy, spacious

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remonstrance

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protest or objection

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spurious

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false, mock, fake

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execrate

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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

67
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akimbo

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a hand on a hip, bent into a crook

68
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diffident

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shy, lacking in confidence

69
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buxom

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full-bosomed, plump, healthy, voluptuous

70
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diadem

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tiara, crown

71
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droll

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amusing in an odd way

72
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fountainhead

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the source, origin

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placid

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pleasantly calm, tranquil

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rubicund

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reddish, ruddy, hot

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subsist

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survive, obtain nourishment from, persist, continue to exist

76
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extort

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to inveigle by force or intimidation

77
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dilate

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to enlarge or extend

78
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engender

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to cause to exist or develop

79
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prolix

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prolonged or drawn out unnecessarily

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uncouth

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awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner or behavior

81
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expatriate

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to banish or exile, to ostracize

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misdemeanor

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a crime less serious than a felony

83
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discursive

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moving from topic to topic without order, randomly

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grievous

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causing severe pain

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obdurate

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resistant to persuasion, stubborn, adamant

86
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descry

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to catch sight of, find out, discover

87
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grizzled

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having gray or partially gray hair

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reconnoiter

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to inspect, survey, scout out

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doleful

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sorrowful, melancholy

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querulous

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full of complaints, quarreling

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bilious

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pertaining to bile, cranky, irritable, unpleasant

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