Tale Of Two Cities 1-20 Flashcards

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Doleful

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Sad, gloomy, depressed

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Countenance

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Face or appearance of an individual

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Flounder

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To struggle to move

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Prevalent

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Widespread; of wide extent or occurrence

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Sagacity

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Acuteness of mental discernment, wisdom

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Sublime

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Elevated or lofty in thought

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Tedious

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Long and tiresome; boring and dull

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Tremulous

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Characterized by trembling, as from fear or nervousness

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to another piece of literature within a piece of literature

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Aphorism

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A saying that embodies a general truth or astute observation

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Diabolic

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Devilish, fiendish, outrageously wicked

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Florid

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Reddish, ruddy, rosy

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Glib

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Fluent, yet thoughtless, insincere and superficial

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Incorrigible

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Bad beyond correction or reform, uncorrectable

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Languidly

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Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

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Morose

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Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored

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Obsequiousness

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Characterized by or showing servile complaisance

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Ardour

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Great warmth of feeling, fervor, passion, enthusiasm

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Diffidence

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The state of lacking confidence in oneself

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Loadstone

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A variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity