Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Tale of Two Cities
Tale of Two Cities?
51
Literature
10th Grade
03/23/2010
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Literature Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
epoch
 Definition
A certain distinctive period of history
Term
atrocious
 Definition
Horrible
Term
capitulated
 Definition
To surrender unconditionally
Term
alienated
 Definition
To make indifferent
Term
Stolid
 Definition
Unemotional
Term
squalid
 Definition
Disgusting; Unsanitary
Term
Intangible
 Definition
Not physical; unable to be touched
Term
sagacity
 Definition
Wisdom
Term
efficacy
 Definition
The capacity to produce an effect
Term
Deference
 Definition
Respectful submission
Term
demeanor
 Definition
Appearance/ behavior
Term
Infamous
 Definition
Well-known (negative)
Term
Ludicrous
 Definition
Crazy
Term
congenial
 Definition
Of a pleasing nature
Term
talisman
 Definition
Amulet
Term
felicitous
 Definition
Appropriate; well suited
Term
obstinate
 Definition
Stubborn
Term
perpetuate
 Definition
To sustain/ further
Term
ostentatious
 Definition
A conspicuous attempt to impress others
Term
crestfallen
 Definition
Saddened
Term
transitory
 Definition
Not lasting; Short-lived
Term
ubiquitous
 Definition
Omniscient
Term
infallible
 Definition
Trustworthy
Term
shroud
 Definition
A cloth used to wrap the dead
Term
palpable
 Definition
Obvious
Term
vestige
 Definition
A mark
Term
fidelity
 Definition
Observance of commitment; keeping a promise
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
Forgiving
Term
demented
 Definition
Crazy
Term
Portentous
 Definition
Momentous
Term
attenuated
 Definition
Weakened
Term
latent
 Definition
Present but not visible
Term
sanguine
 Definition
Cheerful
Term
capricious
 Definition
Subject to
Term
apparition
 Definition
Ghost
Term
countenance
 Definition
Appearance
Term
dubious
 Definition
Doubtful
Term
dormant
 Definition
Inactive
Term
redundant
 Definition
Unnecessary repetition
Term
entreaty
 Definition
To petition
Term
frugal
 Definition
Cheap
Term
gregarious
 Definition
Sociable
Term
elicit
 Definition
Evoke
Term
atonement
 Definition
To repair a wrong
Term
antipathy
 Definition
Aversion
Term
implacable
 Definition
Not able to be satisfied
Term
fortitude
 Definition
Mental strength
Term
animosity
 Definition
Aggression
Term
abyss
 Definition
A seemingly endless chasm
Term
expiation
 Definition
How one atones for something
Term
expiation
 Definition
How one atones for something
Supporting users have an ad free experience!