Key Vocabulary in "Great Expectations."
Title: Key Vocabulary in "Great Expectations."
Category: /Literature/North American
Details: Words: 384 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Key Vocabulary in "Great Expectations."
Category: /Literature/North American
Details: Words: 384 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Explicit- Absolutely clear or precise
Lair- Den
Ravenous- Very Hungry
Imparted- Give from or as if from a store
Divine- Relating to or Being God or a god, Supremely good
Disconsolately- Hopelessly sad
Larceny- Theft
Consternation- Amazed dismay
Garret- Attic
Rimy- Frost like ice formed on exposed objects
Imprecation- Curse
Vicariously- Experienced imaginatively or sympathetically
Commiserate- Sympathize
Abhorrence- Hate
Omnipotent- Almighty
Imperious- Arrogant or domineering
Asunder- Into separate pieces
Groveling- Abase (lower in dignity) oneself
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Execrate- Denounce, Utterly detest
Disparity- Different in quality or character
Smite- Striking heavily, Affect strongly
Miscreant- One who behaves criminally or viciously
Paroxysm- Spasm
Culminate- Rise to the highest point
Diffidence- Reserved
Thwart- Block or defeat
Adjunct- Something added but no essential
Animosity- Resentment
Chronic- Frequent or persistent
Copious- Very abundant
Interment- Burial
Cogent- Compelling or convincing
Auspicious- Favorable
Waive- Give up claim to
Impend- Be about to occur
Reiterate- Say again
Expatriate- Exile
