Great Expectations: Selected Vocabulary
1. explicit (adj.)
2. prodigious (adj.)
3. vicarious (adj.)
4. ravenous (adj.)
5. disconsolate (adj.)
6. commiserate (v.)
7. larceny (n.)
8. consternation (n.)
9. gloat (v.)
10. abhorrence (n.)
11. appall (v.)
12. omnipotent (adj.)
13. imperious (adj.)
14. desolation (n.)
15. execrate (v.)
16. grovel (v.)
17. allude (v.)
18. expend (v.)
19. diabolical (adj.)
20. coherent (adj.)
21. conciliatory (adj.)
22. morose (adj.)
23. aversion (n.)
24. ignominious (adj.)
25. surmise (n.)
26. corroborate (v.)
27. indiscriminate (adj.)
28. altercation (n.)
29. imperceptible (adj.)
30. discernible (adj.)
31. plaintive (adj.)
32. disinterest (n.)
33. stipulation (n.)
34. condescend (v.)
35. dexterous (adj.)
36. magnanimous (adj.)
very clear (as directions); free from vagueness
enormous
performed or experienced by one person as a substitute for
another
extremely hungry
sad; unable to be consoled
to sympathize with
a theft
amazement or dismay that throws one into
confusion
to observe or think about something with triumphant or
malicious satisfaction or delight
a deep hatred
to overcome with shock or dismay
all-powerful
commanding; dominant; masterful
a feeling or state of grief; loneliness; devastation; ruin
to declare someone or something to be evil or detestable
to act subservient; to humble oneself
to refer to someone or something indirectly
to pay out as in all one’s money or to pay out a debt
Of, concerning, or characteristic of the devil; satanic
sensible; rational; logical as in speech or thought
becoming friendly or agreeable; willing
to reconcile
gloomy; sullen; melancholy
a strong dislike causing one to turn away
shameful; disgraceful; dishonorable
a guess or conjecture
to support with evidence or authority; make more
certain
random; without definite aim, direction, rule, or
method
a quarrel; fight
unable to be seen; extremely slight, gradual,
or subtle
able to be seen
expressing suffering or woe; melancholy
lack of interest; indifference or freedom from bias
a condition, requirement
to assume an air of superiority
skillful and competent with hands or mind
generous and noble; unselfish in mind and heart
37. beguile (v.) (1)
38. acquiesce (v.)
39. constrain (v.)
40. discomfit (v.)
41. discretion (n.)
42. adversary (n.)
43. impartial (adj.)
44. copious (adj.)
45. waive (v.)
46. injudicious (adj.)
47. paroxysm (n.)
48. culminate (v.)
49. thwart (v.)
50. relinquish (v.)
51. singularity (n.)
52. diffidence (n.)
53. reiterate (v.)
54. animosity (n.)
55. brazen (adj.)
56. irresolute (adj.)
57. ineffectual (adj.)
58. supercilious (adj.)
59. demeanor (n.)
60. elate (v.)
to engage someone’s interest by deception;
(2) to entertain
to agree passively or without protest, to consent
to restrict; repress one's feelings, behavior,
or actions
to put into a state of embarrassment
and unease; to make uneasy or perplex, to disconcert
cautiousness in speech; power of free decision
an enemy or opponent
not prejudiced to any particular side; unbiased
plentiful amount; large in quantity; abundant
to give up one’s right to something
unwise; lacking or showing a lack of discretion
a sudden violent emotion or action; outburst
to reach a climactic or decisive point
to prevent or oppose successfully; to frustrate
to give up control; surrender; abandon
unusual or distinctive manner or behavior
the quality or state of shyness; uncertainty; timidity
to repeat; to say or do again or repeatedly
the quality of hatred; enmity
bold and shameless; marked by audacity
unsure; unable to make a decision
having no effect; useless
snobbish; displaying arrogant pride; haughty
the way in which one behaves toward others; manner
to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism