Tale Of Two Cities Flashcards
Requisition
An authoritative demand for something to be done
Inexorable
Unyielding, unalterable, not to be persuaded, adamant
Spittoon
A cuspidor, spit can for tobacco
Petulant
Showing sudden, impatient irritation
Offal
Refuse, animal waste, garbage
Implacable
Not to be appeased or pacified
Admonitory
Warning
Avocations
Something someone does in addition to their job, a hobby
Apparitions
A supernatural appearance of a person or thing, a ghost
Fickleness
Likely to change, especially due to instability
Tumbril
A cart used to convey victims to the guillotine
Prevaricate
To speak falsely or misleadingly
Adulation
Excessive devotion to someone, servile flattery
Perspicacity
Keenness of mental perception and understanding, discernment
Aesthetic
Pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
Conciliatory
Trying to reach an agreement
Cursory
Going rapidly over something, without noticing details
Denounce
To condemn or censure openly or publicly
Eclectic
Selecting or choosing from various sources
Emulate
To try to equal or exel, effort to equal or surpass