Glossary of English Vocabulary: Candide Set 2
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- Gauntlet
- A form of punishment where people are on two lines, facing each other, armed with sticks, and attack (so basically an attack, but could also be a type of glove)
- Hautboy
- An oboe, which is a slender, double-reed instrument
- Anabaptist
- A member of a 16th century Reformation movement that saw baptism only as an external witnes that a beleiver had faith, and believed in seperation of church and state, simplicity of life
- Askance
- with disapproval, suspicion, or distrust
- Ignominious
- marked by shame or disgrace; despicable
- Florin
- a British coin, worth two shillings (could also be a guilder)
- Compassion
- deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to releive it
- Ingredient
- An element in a mixture or compound
- Corrupt
- Marked by immorality and perversion; containing errors
- Inconceivable
- Impossible to grasp or comprehend fully