Great Expectations Vocabulary

Great Expectations Vocabulary
Chapter 1
1. beacon—a signal or guidance device like a lighthouse

2. bleak—exposed and barren; desolate; gloomy
3. derived—taken from, received, or obtained from a source
4. elude—evade or escape from by cunning or strength
5. explicit—fully expressed; leaving nothing implied
6. inscription—wording, dates, etc., carved or engraved on a coin, stone, or book
7. lair—den of a wild animal
8. leaden—made of lead; gray or heavy like lead
9. pollards—trees cut back so the lower branches are removed and the upper branches form a
ball
10. ravenous—extremely hungry
11. stout—bulky; strong; sturdy
12. vivid—creating a strong or clear impression on the senses
Chapter 2
1. augmented—increased
2. connubial—relating to marriage
3. consternation—utter amazement or paralyzing dismay
4. disconsolately—cheerlessly
5. dismal—gloomy; dreary
6. elixir—a liquid concoction used as a medicine
7. emphatic—with emphasis
8. imbrue—to make soaking wet
9. impart—to pass on; give; grant; bestow
10. interlocutor—one who takes part in formal or official dialogue or conversation
11. interpose—to put oneself between; to insert an idea into a conversation
12. pall—a cloth to cover coffin, usually of a heavy black or purple material; any dreary covering
13. prevailing—to triumph through strength or superiority
14. remonstrance—a protest or complaint
15. reproach—to rebuke or show disapproval; a rebuke or statement of disapproval
16. squall—brief or sudden storm with gusty winds
17. trenchant—keen; sharp
Chapter 3
1. cravat—a scarf worn around the neck; the forerunner of the necktie
2. fetter—a chain for the feet
3. impel—to cause action or motion
4. imprecation—a curse
5. rank—having a highly unpleasant smell
6. riveted—held someone’s attention completely
7. shroud—a covering for the dead; any gloomy or dismal covering
Chapter 4
1. abhorrence—deep hatred
2. aspiration—audible exhaling
3. chandler—a merchant, a dealer of a specific good or product
4. commiseration—to feel sorrow for; empathize with
5. conciliatory—attempting to gain or regain one’s good favor or friendship
6. contumacious—rebellious
7. conventional—ordinary, unoriginal
8. countenances—approving expressions
9. declamation—a strongly worded speech delivered with emotion
10. deduce—to infer from a general idea
11. despair—to lose all hope
12. dispose—to get rid of; throw out
13. divulge—reveal
14. ensue—to come after, often to come as a result of
15. expectorate—to spit
16. goad—to urge to action
17. imperious—haughty, marked by proud assurance
18. indignation—anger caused by something unfair or mean
19. intimate—to announce publicly; or to hint indirectly
20. oblige—to perform a favor and thus make another indebted
21. omnipotent—having unlimited influence, authority, or power
22. presentiment—an inkling that something is about to happen
23. prodigal—ridiculously extravagant
24. prodigious—enormous, bulky
25. regale—to entertain lavishly
26. retort—to answer back; reply, especially in an exchange of arguments or opinions
27. terse—succinct; brief
28. trifle—to treat in an insignificant matter
29. vengeance—revenge
30. vicariously—experienced through imagined participation in another’s experience
31. blithe—lighthearted
Chapter 5
1. apparition—ghost
2. arid—excessively dry
3. asunder—into parts
4. dispel—scatter
5. disperse—to cause to break up and scatter in different directions
6. dissociate—to separate from association with another
7. diverge—to move in different directions
8. exasperate—to bother; to make extremely angry
9. execrate—to declare to be evil
10. grovel—crawling and creeping near the ground as a sign of humility, penance
11. inference—deduction; guess
12. interposition—intervention
13. joviality—state of jolly happiness
14. liberality—broadmindedness; generosity
15. stifle—to smother or repress growth or creativity
16. stipulate—to demand an exact item or condition in an agreement
Chapter 6
1. dregs—the worst part; the residue that settles to the bottom of a container of liquid
2. excommunicate—to exclude; officially remove from membership in a group or church
3. exonerated—cleared from accusation
4. impel—to push forward; to give motion to
5. pilfer—to steal, especially a small amount at a time
6. restorative—having the power to restore; something that has the power to restore
Chapter 7
1. ablution—an act of bathing, especially for religious purposes; a ritual bath; the liquid used
2. alight—to settle as after a flight; to dismount from a horse or vehicle
3. callous—emotionally hard; unfeeling
4. contrive—to devise or plan cleverly
5. couplet—two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
6. drudge—hard, menial work; a person who performs this work
7. epistle—a long letter
8. erudition—deep and extensive knowledge
9. indispensable—absolutely necessary
10. infirmity—weakness
11. oration—a formal speech
12. patronage—encouragement or support, often financial, for the work or cause of another
13. penitent—a feeling of sorrow or remorse for wrongdoings
14. perspicuity—the quality of being clear and understandable
15. rasp—to speak with a grating or irritated voice
16. retort—to answer back; reply especially in an exchange of arguments or opinions
17. sagacious—wise; showing keen judgment, insight, and foresight
18. truss—to gather into a bundle; secure tightly
19. venerate—to regard with deep respect
Chapter 8
1. affinity—an attraction or feeling of belonging to one another

2. bedstead—bed frame
3. capricious—impulsive
4. contemptuous—showing contempt or strong dislike; condescending
5. discomfit—to make uneasy; to thwart the plans of another; to defeat in battle
6. disdain—an attitude of arrogance or contempt
7. disputatious—provoking argument
8. dogged—stubborn, tenacious
9. farinaceous—having a mealy or powdery texture
10. gilded—covered with a thin layer of gold
11. insolent—insultingly arrogant; audaciously rude
12. obstinate—stubborn; not easily restrained or moved
13. pompous—excessively elevated; proud
14. recluse—a person who lives in seclusion
15. sullen—gloomy
16. transfix—to hold motionless
Chapter 9
1. adamantine—hard and unyielding

2. caparisoned—dressed in richly ornamental clothing
3. ignominious—shameful
4. inquisitive—curious
5. metaphysics—the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
6. obtrusive—forward in manner
7. plait—to braid
8. reticence—quiet reserve; shyness for aloofness
9. ruminate—to reflect on repeatedly in one’s mind
10. vanquish—defeat
Chapter 10
1. ascertain—to make certain; to discover by experimentation or examination

2. cogitate—to think deeply and carefully about something
3. derision—the use of ridicule to show scorn
4. felicitous—appropriate
5. fortuitous—happening by chance; lucky
6. indiscriminate—random; not carefully selective or exclusive
7. ophthalmic—relating to the eye
8. refractory—resisting control
9. reverence—a feeling of profound respect
Chapter 11
1. condescend—to act in a patronizingly superior manner

2. consolatory—comforting
3. corrugated—shaped with folds and ridges
4. denude—to strip, make bare
5. dexterous—skillful use of the hands; or mentally agile
6. discernible—perceptible
7. divined—to know by intuition or instinct
8. inefficacy—powerlessness, ineffectiveness
9. obtrude—forced or imposed
10. ponderous—massive or heavy; weighty in thought
11. sanguinary—bloody; accompanied by or strongly desiring bloodshed
12. supercilious—haughty; disdainful
13. transpire—to occur; to take place
Chapter 12
1. dejected—being in low spirits

2. depreciatory—lowering in estimation or esteem
3. fraught—supplied or provided with
4. homage—special or official expression of high regard
5. imbecility—the quality of being a fool
6. linchpin—a locking pin inserted into the end of a shaft
7. myrmidon—a loyal follower
8. repose—to rest, either physically or mentally
9. suborn—to induce to commit an illegal act
10. trepidation—fear
11. visage—the face or appearance of a person or animal
1. or a wrongdoing
2. despondency—hopelessness; gloom
3. endow—to provide with property or income; to equip with a talent or quality
4. engender—to produce or cause
5. feign—to act falsely, pretend with the intent to deceive
6. paroxysm—a sudden outburst of emotion or action; a convulsion or spasm
7. portmanteau—a large suitcase
8. pretence—a false appearance or action with intent to deceive
9. quell—to subdue or control
10. victualling—gathering food and other provisions

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1. beacon—a signal or guidance device like a lighthouse

1. affinity—an attraction or feeling of belonging to one another

1. adamantine—hard and unyielding

1. ascertain—to make certain; to discover by experimentation or examination

1. condescend—to act in a patronizingly superior manner

1. dejected—being in low spirits

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