TOTC Vocab #2

vocabulary for tale of two cities (weinberg/lynch)

bacchanalian

drunken

commiserate

to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with

debauched

corrupted; displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

despondent

laking hope; dejected

incorrigible

unable to be corrected or reformed

malign

to slander; to speak evil of; defane

obstinancy

stubborn adherence the one’s opinion

propensity

a strong natural inclination or tendency

rapturous

ecstatic; carried away with delight

superciliously

haughtily disdainful or contemptuous; arrogantly

timorous

full of fear; timid

abashed

ashamed or embarrassed

acquiesce

to agree without protest; consent

antipathy

strong dislike or natural aversion

LANGUID

listless; indifferent; lacking in vigor or vitality

dissonance

a lack of harmony

frugal

thrifty; economical; not wasteful

ostentatiously

in a showy manner

repudidate

to reject, cast off, or disown with disapproval

sequestrate

to set apart; seclude