Tale of Two Cities vocab-1 Flashcards

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contraband

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anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported

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laudable

A

deserving praise

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3
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talisman

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any amulet or charm.

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4
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submission

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to give over or yield to the power or authority of another

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5
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lamentation

A

the act of feeling or expressing grief

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offal

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the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings

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7
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supplication

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the act of praying humbly

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8
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incorrigible

A

bad beyond correction or reform

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culinary

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of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen

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10
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precocious

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unusually advanced or mature in development

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ignobly

A

of low character, aims

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trepidation

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tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation

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animosity

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a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action

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14
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cogitated

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to think hard; ponder; meditate

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15
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incumbent

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obligatory

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16
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emulate

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to try to equal or excel

17
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homage

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respect or reverence paid or rendered

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symbolism

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the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character

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convivial

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friendly; agreeable

20
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proviso

A

restriction, limitation, qualification