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Great Expectations Vocab

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Magnanimousgenerous in overlooking an injury or insult
Malignityan intense ill will and desire to hurt others
avaricegreed
clemencymercy shown toward an offender
exemplaryserving as a model
querulouscomplaining
imperceptibleso slight or gradual as not to be easily perceived
indeliblethat which can not be erased
Impioslyin a manner lacking reverence or respect
increduloudshowing doubt or disbelief
truclentsavage; cruel
debilitatingweakening
irresoluteunsure; indecisive
averseopposed to
diffidenceshyness; uncertainty
vivacityliveliness
tremulousshaking; unsteady
indeliblecannot be erased
physiognomyfacial features and expressions as supposedly indicative of a person's character
proofferedoffered (usually a verb)
abyssan immesurable depth
reiteratedsaid repeatedly
plummeta lead weight
assiduityhardwork and perserverance
obduratestubborn; unbending
abstinencethe act of voluntearily doing without food, drink, or some other pleasure
despoticacting like an absolute ruler; tyranical
profferedoffered
tumultgreat noise or disturbance
magisteriallyin an authoritative manner
venerateddeeply respected
ostleran inkeeper; a person who takes care of horses at an inn
miggardlymiserly - not a racial comment!!!
amiablegood natured; friendly
moroseill-tempered; gloomy
trenchantincisive; forceful
consternationgreat fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered
appropriatedtook for one's own without permission
declamationa dramatic or blustering speech
presentimenta feeling that something unpleasant will soon happen; a foreboding
intimatedannounced formally
ammiseratingshowing sorrow or pity for
spasmodiccharacteristic of a spasm; sudden, violent, adn temorary; frenzied
omnipotentall powerful in a domineering or overbearing manner
vivaciouslyin a lively manner
apprehensionan anxious feeling of foreboding; dread
imperiouslyin a lively manner
exonerateddeclared blameless and free of guilt
perspicuityclarity in statement or expression
sagaciouslyin a keenly perceptive manner
discomfitedmade to feel uneasy
unremunerativeunrewarding
sotentatiouslyin a showy manner
mollifiedmade less severe, intense, or violent; softened
melancholysad and gloomy
inscrutablymysteriously
vexationan annoyance
disconcertedfrustrated; upset
subterfugea strategem used to hide one's true objective or to evade an unpleasant situation; deception
obtrudedforced upon (someone) unwillingly
prevadingspreading throughout
condescensionthe act of dealing with others in a proud or haughty way
abjectmiserable; wretched
amiablegood-natured; friendly
facetiousjoking, especially in an ironic way or at an inappropriate time
abhorencedisgust and loathing
repugnanceextreme dislike
aversionin intense dislike
impiouslyin a manner lacking reverence or respect
incredulousshowing doubt or disbelief
despoticacting like an absolute ruler; tyrannical
reiteratedsaid repeatedly
magisteriallyin an authoritative manner
profferedoffered
malignityan intense ill will and desire o hurt others
detestationhatred
plummeta lead weight
imperceptibleso slight or gradual as not to be easily perceived
indeliblethat which cannot be erased
abstinencethe act of voluntarily doing without food, drink, or some other pleasure
clemencyleniency or mercy shown toward an offender
delilitatingweakening


Elizabeth Green

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