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
Pernicious
Causing insidious harm or ruin
Incommodious
Inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room
Gaol
Jail
Debauchery
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
Pillory
A wooden framework erected on a post with holes for head and hands
Aphorism
A terse saying embodying on the grounds of scruples
Immolate
Free from spot or stain, clean, pure
Insolent
Boldly rude or disrespectful
Laconic
Using few words, consise
Staid
Of settled or sedate character, fixed, settled
Obsequious
Characterized by or showing servile compliance
Deference
Respectful submission or yielding to the judgement of an authority
Morose
Gloomy, sullen
Entreat
To plead, to beg, earnestly, beseech
Supplication
Humble request to someone in position of authority
Ubiquitous
Seeming to be everywhere
Docile
Teachable, obedient
Perquisition
Reward/benefit above the normal payment
Discord
Lack of agreement or harmony
Innocuous
Harmless
Cryptic
Ambiguous, puzzling, mysterious
Furtive
Secret, secretive
Ostentatious
Intended to attract attention
Terse
Brief, abruptly short
Vilify
To speak badly of someone
Impede
Obstruct, to hinder, to be in the way
Succinct
Concise
Flagrant
Obvious or glaring
Garrulous
Excessively talkative
Indict
To charge with a crime or offense