Wuthering Heights Vocab 2
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DjDestrakshon on November 5, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 obviate | to remove a difficulty, to make unnecessary |
| basilisk | reptile with fatal breath and glance, describes something threatening |
| peremptory | insisting of immediate attention (imperiously) |
| salubrious | favorable to health, healthful |
| filial | pertaining to a son or daughter |
| heterodox | not in agreement with accepted beliefs |
| peevish | easily irritated or annoyed |
| quell | to put an end to, to suppress |
| chagrin | strong feelings of embarrassment, shame, and humiliation |
| malefactor | a person who commits a crime or some other wrong |
| flinty | unfeeling, stern, showing lack of emotion |
| commination | a threat of divine punishment or vengeance |
| cogitation | a carefully considered thought about something |
| ousels | a black songbird |
| larch | conifers of the genus Larix, having needlelike leaves, yields a durable wood |
| muse | reflect deeply on a subject |
| trepidation | a feeling of alarm or dread |
| bathos | a ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing |
| exasperate | to irritate, annoy, or anger |
| deride | to laugh at, scorn, mock |
| acquiesce | accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| asunder | into parts or pieces |
| petulance | the state of showing sudden, impatient irritation |
| immolation | a killing or sacrifice, especially by burning |
| odious | extremely unpleasant or repulsive |
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