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Great Expectations 1-19

Great Expectations 1-19
the first stage of Pip's Expectations

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
impart
make information known
pall
cloth spread over coffin
Diabolical
of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil
Sagacious
of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment
consternation
feelings of anxiety
forge
make or shape a metal object by heating it in a fire
sportive
lighthearted
gibbet
upright post where bodies of criminals were left hanging
Insensible
incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation
Malignant
passionately and relentlessly malevolent : aggressively malicious
disdain
feeling that someone is unworthy of one's respect
obscure
uncertain
Indenture
a contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time —often used in plural
felicitous
well chosen to the circumstances
contemptuous
showing contempt
rumination
think deeply about something
Emphatic
attracting special attention
Audacious
intrepidly daring : recklessly bold
ravenous
extreme hunger
denounce
public declare to be wrong or evil
Imperceptible
not perceptible by a sense or by the mind
disconsolate
unhappy
genteel
polite
Sanctify
to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use
ague
illness involving fever and shivering (malaria)
assent
expression of approval
purblind
having impaired vision
Dejected
cast down in spirits
Discernible
to recognize or identify as separate and distinct
larceny
theft of personal property
burly
strongly and heavily built
Capricious
governed or characterized by caprice (a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action)
supercilious
coolly and patronizingly haughty
Impair
to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing in some material respect
Countenance
calm expression
Attest
to affirm to be true or genuine; specifically : to authenticate by signing as a witness
penitence
feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong
oblige
make legally bound to an action
excommunicate
official exclude someone from participation in the Christian Church
stipulate
demand as part of an agreement
Unscrupulous
not scrupulous
asunder
divided
Corroborate
to support with evidence or authority : make more certain
dismal
depressing
Benefactor
one that confers a benefit; especially : one that makes a gift or bequest
rimy
covered with frost

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