Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acclamation | praise |
| agitate | disturb |
| altercation | angry dispute |
| ardent | passionate |
| assiduously | steadily, attentively |
| complacent | self-satisfied |
| condole | express sympathy |
| corroborations | supporting evidence |
| dregs | residue |
| dubious | doubtful |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| elicit | draw forth, evoke |
| emigrant | one who leaves a home country |
| escutcheon | family shield |
| feint | a mock blow or to make a mock blow |
| forensically | argumentatively |
| inaudible | not able to be heard |
| incessant | unceasing |
| incorrigible | unable to be corrected |
| infer | conclude, deduce |
| injunction | order |
| interment | burial |
| languish | become feeble, weak |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| magnanimous | generous, forgiving |
| modicum | a small quantity |
| oppress | weigh down (psycologically) |
| ostensible | open to view |
| persevere | persist despite opposition |
| prevalent | existing, dominant |
| projectile | moving object |
| qualms | sudden fears, misgivings |
| refractory | stubborn |
| retribution | deserved punishment |
| ruminate | to muse upon |
| sloth | laziness |
| tumbrils | farm carts |
| ubiquitous | omnipresent |
| urchin | fresh youngster |
| vivacious | lively |
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