Tale of Two Cities vocab-1 Flashcards
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contraband
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anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
2
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laudable
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deserving praise
3
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talisman
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any amulet or charm.
4
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submission
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to give over or yield to the power or authority of another
5
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lamentation
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the act of feeling or expressing grief
6
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offal
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the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings
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supplication
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the act of praying humbly
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incorrigible
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bad beyond correction or reform
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culinary
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of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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ignobly
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of low character, aims
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trepidation
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tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
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animosity
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a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action
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cogitated
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to think hard; ponder; meditate
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incumbent
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obligatory
