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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ravenous | extreme hunger |
| gibbet | upright post where bodies of criminals were left hanging |
| forge | make or shape a metal object by heating it in a fire |
| impart | make information known |
| disconsolate | unhappy |
| larceny | theft of personal property |
| consternation | feelings of anxiety |
| pall | cloth spread over coffin |
| rimy | covered with frost |
| ague | illness involving fever and shivering (malaria) |
| obscure | uncertain |
| stipulate | demand as part of an agreement |
| dismal | depressing |
| asunder | divided |
| excommunicate | official exclude someone from participation in the Christian Church |
| purblind | having impaired vision |
| sportive | lighthearted |
| disdain | feeling that someone is unworthy of one's respect |
| denounce | public declare to be wrong or evil |
| genteel | polite |
| contemptuous | showing contempt |
| assent | expression of approval |
| penitence | feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong |
| rumination | think deeply about something |
| felicitous | well chosen to the circumstances |
| oblige | make legally bound to an action |
| Terms | 26 |
| Creator | grimreaper1377 |
| Created | April 15, 2008 |
| Group | Harker - 8th Grade |
| Subjects | english, hewitt, great expectations, vocab |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Vocabulary for Chapters 1 - 10