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ATOTC Vocab

Terms in this set (33)

Incredulity
disbelief
Sublime
exalted, loft, or grand in thought or expression
Tremulous
characterized by shaking fear
Indignant
showing anger towards perceived injustice
Gaol
jail
Letter de cachet
a sealed letter, especially in France before the Revolution, containing a royal warrant for the imprisonment without trial of a specified person
Incommodious
cramped, uncomfortable
Laudanum
a drug used to produce sleep
Remorse
deep guilt of self blame
Renounce
to give up a claim, right, belief, usually through public statement
Debauchery
extreme indulgence for sensual pleasure
Reproach
to blame
Pernicious
causing great injury, destruction
Insolent
rude or insulting comment
Portentous
characterized by signs foretelling the future
Circuitous
roundabout, indirect
Despondency
loss of courage or hope
Demur
to hesitate because of one's doubt or objections
Ostentatious
showy, pretentious
Diabolic
wicked, cruel, fiendish
Placid
tranquil, calm
Impetuous
rash, impulsive, done suddenly with little thought
Prevaricate
to lie
Alacrity
eager willingness, often manifested by quick lively action
Prodigious
of great size and power; wonderful, amazing
Latent
hidden (as in quality in a person)
Feigned
fake, fictitious, imagined
Vengeance
to return of an injury, revenge
Fervant
hot, burning, glowing
Forlorn
abandoned or deserted
Iundated
covered with a flood; overwhelmed
Acquiescence
agreement or consent without protest
Mattie
is a poop
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