Great Expectations Vocab chap 1-7

Connubial

Relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses

Interlocutor

A person who takes part in a conversation

Vicariously

Indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute

Ablution

The act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes

Manacle

Confine or restrain either or as if with handcuffs

Perspicuity

Clarity as a consequence of being easily understandable

Divulge

Make known to the public information previously kept secret

Imprecation

The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil

Exonerate

Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Contumacious

Willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient

Livid

Pale or ashen, as from illness or emotion

Execrate

Curse or declare to be evil or anathema

Gallows

An instrument from which a person is executed by hanging

Misgiving

Uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Sagacious

Acutely insightful and wise

Stipulate

Make an express demand or provision in an agreement

Blithe

Carefree and happy and lighthearted

Prodigal

One who returns after a period of reckless behavior

Fervor

Feelings of great warmth and intensity

Ravenous

Extremely hungry