English Literature - Rebecca vocabulary (chapters 19-27)

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Foggy

Unable to think clearly/confused

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Distress

An extreme feeling of anxiety, sorrow or pain

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Degrading

Causing someone to feel degraded or to lose self-respect; humiliating or disrespectful

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Torment

Severe physical or mental suffering; anguish

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Resignation

The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

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Resolution

A firm decision to do or not to do something

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Trickle

To come, go, or appear slowly or gradually

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Abstracted

Lacking concentration on what is happening around one

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Padded

Filled or covered with soft material for the purpose of protection, comfort, or to add shape

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Rattled

Make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated

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Sea-cocks

A valve in the hull of a vessel below the water line for admitting sea water or for pumping out bilge water

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Waterlogged

Saturated with or full of water

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Cobbled

Paved with cobbles

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Thrusting

 The motion of pushing or lunging suddenly or violently

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Sombre

Having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness or sadness

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Bungalow

 A single, cosy single-story house or cottage

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Clandestine

Kept secret or done secretly, often implying deceit or concealment

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Tugging

Pulling or exerting a gentle force on something, often done repeatedly or nervously

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Monotony

To lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

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Suburbs

 An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

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Outskirts

The outer parts of a town or city

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Blotter

A sheet or pad of paper on a frame, kept on a desk

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Corrugated

Shaped into a series of parallel ridges and grooves so as to give added rigidity and strength

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Ravenously

In an extremely hungry way

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