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great expectations chpt 20-28

Terms in this set (59)

hammercloth
a cloth that covers a coach
coronets
ornamental wreaths
close
another name for place or avenue
harrow
a frame with sharp edges
supplicant
one who begs
mottled
spotted
interment
burial
frouzy
musty and rank
pottle
a pot that holds two quarts
castors
small containers for condiments
magnanimous
generous
invertate
persistent
requisite
essential; necessary
incipient
beginning not yet fully formed
fluey
fishing or boating
venerate
regarded with respect
prepossessions
preconceptions, prejudices
vellum
parchment
forelock
the front part of a horses mane
reproach
disapproval
preferment
advancement
toady
flatterer
proigious
huge
dint
force, effort
artifices
tricks, distractions
billeted
given a place to stay; lodged
whitlow
a felon
wherry
rowboat
acquiesced
agreed; gave in to
discomfiture
embarrassment or uneasiness
amenities
attractive or like able parts
publican
the keeper of a tavern
bailey
officer similar to assistant sheriff
odious
disagreeable, horrid
diffidence
timidity or shyness
niggardly
cheap
cupidity
greed
forbearance
tolerance
inveigled
lured
bower
shady area
jocose
joking; humorous
hob
mantle
bijou
small, well made ring
mutton
lamb
grid
to jeer, taunt
sluicing
wetting
festoon
a series of hanging objects
incongruity
quality of not fitting together
wicket-keeping
protecting a goal, as in cricket
shay-cart
a small cart drawn by one horse
whitesmith
someone who works with white metal
bludgeon
heavy club
chloeric
fouled-tempered, easily angered
pernicous
destructive
slued
swiveled
poultice
soft mass of something
baize
green cloth similar to felt
lethargic
lazy, sluggish, lacking energy
artificer
craftsman
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