Candide Vocabulary List #1
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Vivacity | Liveliness, excitement, attractiveness |
| Bulwark | Guard, protector, support |
| Erudite | Scholarly, knowledgeable, literate |
| Console | Comfort, encourage |
| Cadence | Rhythm, beat |
| Consternation | Horror, terror, fear |
| Eminent | Respected, well-known (since they have a good occupation) |
| Heritage | Inheritance, legacy |
| Convulsion | Spasm, seizure |
| Faction | Group, an individual group that opposes the ideas of a larger group |
| Languor | Relaxation, laziness (not having interest in anything else) |
| Confiscate | Seize |
| Insolent | Rude, insulting (to someone that should be respected) [adj.] |
| Effrontery | Arrogance, disrespect, rudeness [noun] |
| Presumption | Discourtesy, doing something that you have no right to do [noun] |
| Disconsolate | Depressed, unhappy |
| Jargon | Slang, tongue |
| Subsist | Stay alive, survive |
| Circumspection | Caution (refusing to take risks) |
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