A Tale Of Two Cities: Book the Third Vocabulary

English Honors Vocab A Tale Of Two Cities Book 3

Capricious

(adjective) – Fickle, changeable, inconstant, or mercurial

Functionary

(noun) – Official, civil servant, diplomat, or executive

Emigrant

(noun) – Migrant, refugee, expatriate, or displaced

Commiseration

(noun) – Consolation, empathy, or compassion

Submissive

(adjective) – Obedient, yield, agreeable, or compliant

Armoury

(noun) – An arms factory

Repudiated

(verb) – Rejected, discarded, forsaken, or dismissed

Acquiescence

(noun) – Consent, submission, conformity, or compliance

Carnage

(noun) – A massacre, blood bath, butchers, or a savage killing

Fraternity

(noun) – A brotherhood, team, fellowship, association, or club (a group of people joined by similarities)

Avocations

(noun) – A hobby, pastime sideline, craft, or diversion

Comely

(adjective) – Becoming, handsome, attractive, or pretty

Reiterated

(verb) – Repeated, retold, recounted, restated, or echoed

Purveyors

(noun) – An agent, supplier, hustler, or runner

Meddlesome

(adjective) – Interfering, intrusive, meddling, prying, or impeding

Estranged

(adjective) – Antagonistic, disloyal, or disassociated

Dissonance

(noun) – A cacophony, disharmony, noise, conflict, or discord

Prevaricate

(verb) – To lie, evade, fabricate, or cavil

Imperious

(adjective) – Domineering, bossy, haughty, or overbearing

Lamenting

(adjective) – Grieving, mourning, being woeful, or languishing

Anathematized

(verb) – Condemned, cursed, blasphemed, denounced, or shunned

Augment

(verb) – To enlarge, expand, increase, or supplement

Recognizant

(noun) – A bond, pledge, warrant, or oath

Inveteracy

(noun) or Inveterate (verb) – Firmly established, deep-seated, ingrained, or entrenched

Emphatic

(adjective) – Assertive, forceful, insistent, or resounding (with emphasis)

Juncture

(noun) – Crossroads, or a fork/emergency crisis

Ruthless

(adjective) – Relentless, without pity, cruel, grim, or implacable

Insatiate

(adjective) – Gluttonous, gorging, devouring, ravenous, insatiable, or voracious

Rapacious

(adjective) – Greedy, covetous, avaricious, voracious, or predatory

Prophetic

(adjective) – Foretelling, predictive, or a clairvoyant