Vocabulary: A Tale of Two Cities Book 2

Incommodius

Adjective: causing inconvenience or discomfort

Incommodious synonyms

Awkward, restricting, bothersome

Extemporized

Verb: Performed or composed something without preparation

Extemporized synonyms

Improvised

Ogled

Verb: Stared at in a desiring way

Ogled synonyms

Leered, gazed, gawked

Insensate

Adjective: Lacking physical sensation

Insensate synonyms

Unconcious, senseless, inanmiate, comatose, apathetic, impassive

Purloiner

Noun: Someone who steals for their own gain

Purloiner synonyms

Thief, robber, pilferer

Emulative

Adjective: matching or surpassing another by imitation

Emulative synonyms

Imitative, derivative, unoriginal

Escutcheon

Noun: A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms

Escutcheon synonyms

Crest

Impressible

Adjective: capable of being impressed or influenced

Impressible synonyms

Susceptible, receptive, pliable, impressionable

Pursuance

Noun: The carrying out of a plan or action

Pursuance synonyms

Execution, implementation, completion

Frizzled

Adjective: Fried until crisp, shriveled, or burnt

Frizzled synonyms

Crepitated, burned, scorched, crackled

Servility

Noun: An excessive willingness to serve or please others

Servility synonyms

Sycophancy, submissiveness, subservience, subjugation

Abject

Adjective: Completely without pride or dignity

Abject synonyms

Servile

Sprites

Noun: An elf or fairy

Sprites synonyms

Pixie, ghost, gremlin

Injunction

Noun: An authoritative warning or order

Injunction synonyms

Command, directive, decree, admonition

Palpable

Adjective: So intense as to seem almost tangible

Palpable synonyms

Perceptible, discernable, notable

Infernal

Adjective: Relating to hell or the underworld/ Irritating and tiresome

Infernal synonyms

Hellish, accursed/ exasperating

Desolate

Adjective/verb: Desert(ed) of people, in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

Desolate synonyms

Barren, bleak, dismal/ annihilate, distinguish, raze

Prattling

Verb: To talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

Prattling synonyms

Chattering, babbling, prating, rambling

Turbid

Adjective: Cloudy, opaque, or thick, as a liquid

Turbid synonyms

Murky, obscure

Astern

Adverb: Behind or toward the rear of a ship or aircraft

Astern synonyms

Rearward

Jackal

Noun: A slender, long-legged dog found in Asia and Africa

Jackal synonyms

Scavenger, parasite

Florid

Adjective: Having a red or flushed complexion/ excessively intricate or complicated

Florid synonyms

Roseate, flushed, blushing/ ornate, flamboyant, beroke, flourished, elaborate

Rendered

Verb: Caused to be or become

Rendered synonyms

Make, propher, yield, relinquish

Incorrigible

Adjective: Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed

Incorrigible synonyms

Inveterate, hardened, irreformable, unruly

Contagion

Noun: The communication of disease from one person to another by close contact

Contagion synonyms

Contamination, infection

Tocsin

Noun: An alarm bell or signal

Tocsin synonyms

Alert

Unkempt

Adjective: Having an untidy or disheveled appearance

Unkempt synonyms

Scruffy, disheveled

Luminous

Adjecive: Full of or shining light

Luminous synonyms

Radiant, dazzling, luminescent, resplendent, scintillating, illustrous, brilliant

Balustrades

Noun: Pillars upholding a railing

Balustrades synonyms

Pilars, columns, banisters

Peremptory

Adjective: Insisting on immediate attention or obedience

Peremptory synonyms

Imperious, brusque, tyrannical, autocratic

Functionary

Noun: A person that ha to perform official functions or duties

Functionary synonyms

Official, public servant, administrative, bureaucrat

Conflagration

Noun: An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property

Conflagration synonyms

Fire, blaze, firestorm, inferno

Rents

Noun: Large tears in a piece of fabric

Rents synonyms

Slash, tear, rip, gash, slit, opening

Stupefied

Verb: Astonished and shocked

Stupefied synonyms

Stunned, dumbfounded, overwhelmed

Enshrouded

Verb: Enveloped completely and hidden from view

Enshrouded synonyms

Veiled, cloaked, submerged, swathed, concealed