Great Expectations Vocabulary 1-5

Question 0

lair

Answer 0

noun

a bed or resting place, shelter

Question 1

inscription

Answer 1

noun

words carved into a monument or book

Question 2

ravenously

Answer 2

adverb

very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

Question 3

elude

Answer 3

verb

to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful, or clever

Question 4

gibbet

Answer 4

noun

gallows, a place where people are hanged; a special place where chains/ropes are left after one is killed

Question 5

impregnable

Answer 5

adjective

unable to be captured or broken into, unable to be defeated or destroyed

Question 6

connubial

Answer 6

adjective

of or relating to the married state

Question 7

missle

Answer 7

noun

an object being thrown

Question 8

larceny

Answer 8

noun

the act of stealing something

Question 9

augment

Answer 9

verb

to increase the size of something

Question 10

interlocutor

Answer 10

noun

a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue

Question 11

obstinate

Answer 11

adjective

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

Question 12

rivet

Answer 12

noun
a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place

Question 13

prodigious

Answer 13

adjective

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Question 14

partial

Answer 14

adjective

existing only in part; incomplete, has a like for; biased

Question 15

vicarious

Answer 15

adjective

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Question 16

compassionate

Answer 16

adjective

feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others

Question 17

assail

Answer 17

verb

make a concerted or violent attack on

Question 18

terse

Answer 18

adjective

sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Question 19

prodigial

Answer 19

adjective

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Question 20

contumacious

Answer 20

adjective

(especially of a defendant’s behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority

Question 21

omnipotent

Answer 21

adjective

(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything

Question 22

imperious

Answer 22

adjective

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Question 23

terminate

Answer 23

verb

bring to an end

Question 24

apparition

Answer 24

noun

a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Question 25

apprehension

Answer 25

noun

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Question 26

jovial

Answer 26

adjective

cheerful and friendly

Question 27

arid

Answer 27

adjective

(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation

Question 28

disperse

Answer 28

verb

distribute or spread over a wide area

Question 29

dispel

Answer 29

verb
make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

Question 30

diverge

Answer 30

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction

Question 31

execrate

Answer 31

verb

feel or express great loathing for

Question 32

livid

Answer 32

adjective

furiously angry