Great Expectations Part 2 Vocab

Set: Great Expectations Part 2 Vocab

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	Term	Definition
	detrimental	tending to cause harm
	liberal	open to new opinions
	melancholy	long lasting sadness
	disgorge	cause to pour out
	contemplate	look thoughtfully for a long time
	magnanimous	very forgiving
	degrade	treat someone with disrespect
	encroach	intrude on
	adept	very skilled at something
	dissipate	disperse
	derive	obtain something from
	niggardly	not generous
	chasm	deep fissure in the earth
	deter	discourage from doing something
	reticent	not revealing one's thoughts readily
	inexplicable	unable to be explained
	incongruous	not in harmony with surroundings
	exacting	precise
	remiss	negligent
	retort	say something in answer to a remark
	penitential	expressing penance
	elocution	skill of clear speech
	encompass	surround within
	pervade	spread through and be perceived in every part of
	adjunct	a thing added to something else
	lavish	very rich
	servile	showing willingness to serve others
	auspicious	favorable
	jorum	large jug for serving drinks
	staid	respectable
	abhorrence	feeling of repulsion
	expatriate	person who lives outside their native country

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Creator	grimreaper1377
Created	May 13, 2008
Group	Harker - 8th Grade
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Vocab for Part 2 of Great Expectations

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