English: A Tale of Two Cities 3.5-15

avocations

occupations

redundancy

using or having more than necessary

purveyors

those who supply provisions

remonstrated

presented strong reasons against something

culpability

guilt; sinfulness; responsibility

dissonance

discord; disagreement in sound

prevaricate

to act or speak evasively

proscribed

outlawed; condemned as dangerous

imperious

haughty; arrogant; domineering

prodigious

extraordinary; huge

antipathy

dislike; opposition

gesticulation

to make motions while talking

epicure

devoted to sensual enjoyments

alacrity

liveliness; cheerful readiness

inveterate

long-established; deep-rooted

accoutred

furnished with military dress and arms

rapacious

subsisting on prey; plundering

expiation

atonement; reparation