A Tale of Two Cities Vocab Book 3

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable change of mood; ustable

commiseration

sympathy and sorrow for misfortune of others

repudiate

refusal to accept or be associated with

acquiescence

reluctant acceptance of something without protest

carnage

killing large number of people

fraternity

group of pepople who share a common intrest

comely

pleasant to look at

meddlesome

found of interfering

estranged

no longer close to someone

dissonance

lack of harmony among musical notes

imperioius

assuming power without justification

lament

expression of greif or sorrow

augment

make greater

juncture

pan in events or time

rapacious

agressively greedy

functionary

official, civil servent, diplomat or executive

emigrant

migrant

submissive

obediant, yield, agreeable or copliant

armoury

arms factory

avocations

a hobby, pastime sideline, craft or diversion

reiterated

reoeated, retold, recounted, restated or echoed

purveyor

an agent, supplier, hustler or runner

prevaricate

to lie, evade, fabricate or cavil

anathematized

condemned, cursed, blasphemed, denounced or shunned

recognizant

a bond, pledge, warrant or an oath

inveteracy

firmly established, deep seated, ingrained, or entrenched

emphatic

assertive, forceful, insistent, or resounding

ruthless

relentless, cruel, grim

insatiate

gluttonous, gorging, devouring

prophetic

foretelling, predictive or clairvoyant