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TTC Vocab II
Literature - A Tale Of Two Cities - Dickens - Vocab Set Two
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10th Grade
03/18/2009

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doleful
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sad and mournful
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consternation
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a feeling of alarm, confusion, or dismay, often caused by something unexpected
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Prodigious
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great in amount, size, or extent; very impressive or amazing
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lucrative
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producing profit or wealth
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eloquent
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said or saying something in a forceful, expressive, or persuasive way; expressing a feeling or thought clearly, memorably, or movingly
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entreat
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to beg somebody for something, often repeatedly
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calamity
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a disastrous situation or event; misery or distress resulting from a disastrous event
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sagacious
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having or based on a profound knowledge and understanding of the world combined with intelligence and good judgment
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elongate
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to make something longer, or become longer
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assent
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a formal expression of agreement or acceptance ; to accept a concept or course of action formally
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vex
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to make somebody slightly annoyed or upset, especially over a relatively unimportant matter; to cause somebody anxiety or distress; to confuse or puzzle somebody
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insinuate
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to hint at something unpleasant or suggest it indirectly and gradually
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intelligible
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capable of being understood ; perceptible, only by the mind, not the senses
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commiserate
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to express sympathy or sorrow
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elicit
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to cause or produce something as a reaction or response to a stimulus of some kind; to bring something to light or cause something to be disclosed, especially by a process of questioning or research
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inclement
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unpleasant in being stormy, rainy, or snowy; showing little or no mercy
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stolid
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not excitable, solemn, unemotional, and not easily excited or upset
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alacrity
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promptness or eager and speedy readiness
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pestilence
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an epidemic of a highly contagious or infectious disease such as bubonic plague; a serious infectious disease
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