A Tale Of Two Cities

Front 1

acuity

Back 1

sharpness of perception

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auspicious

Back 2

favorable

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beguile

Back 3

to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm

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blunderbuss

Back 4

a clumsy and careless person; an obsolete firearm with a bell muzzle

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debauchery

Back 5

moral corruption

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deference

Back 6

courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another

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deprecate

Back 7

to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval

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despondency

Back 8

depression, dejection

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disparage

Back 9

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in derogatory manner

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dissolution

Back 10

disintegration, decomposition and dispersion

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elicit

Back 11

to bring out a response, to evoke

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embellish

Back 12

to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

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emulate

Back 13

to cause, to produce, to create

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felicitous

Back 14

happy or delightful

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incorrigible

Back 15

incapable of being reformed of improved

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inviolable

Back 16

secure from violation or from being profaned

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irresolute

Back 17

indecisive, unsure of how to proceed

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juncture

Back 18

a point of joining

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magnanimity

Back 19

having a lofty , generous, and courageous, and courageous spirit

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modicum

Back 20

limited quantity

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obscure

Back 21

difficult to see, vague

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ostentation

Back 22

showy, pretentious

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pernicious

Back 23

very destructive harmful, deadly

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perpetuate

Back 24

to prolong the existence of somthing

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profligate

Back 25

a wasteful person; extremely wasteful, given to licentiousness

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propensity

Back 26

preference, natural inclination

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remonstrate

Back 27

to protest, to make objections

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reproach

Back 28

to blame for something; a disgrace

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sagacious

Back 29

wise, shrewd, very discerning

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sublime

Back 30

exalted, nobel, uplifting

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sumptuous

Back 31

lavish, luxurious

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supplication

Back 32

begging, humble asking for a favor

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trepidation

Back 33

fear, trembling, agitation

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trifling

Back 34

not significant, frivolous

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venerate

Back 35

to honor, to revere

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virtuous

Back 36

having excellent morals; righteous

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vivid

Back 37

bright, distinct, and clear

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vociferous

Back 38

clamorous, boisterous ( suggests a vehement outcry)

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voluptuous

Back 39

pleasurable to the senses, sensuous

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antipathy

Back 40

a dislike, distaste, enmity

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ardor

Back 41

warmth or heat of emotion, extreme force, vigor, or energy

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demur

Back 42

to hesitate, to delay, to object

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diffidence

Back 43

shyness, reserve, unassertiveness

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gaunt

Back 44

very thin, emaciated, angular

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lethargic

Back 45

sluggish, languid

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malady

Back 46

a disease or unwholesome condition

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myriad

Back 47

a very large and indefinite number

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sequester

Back 48

to seclude

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sonorous

Back 49

resonant, producing a fall and rich sound

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supercilious

Back 50

haughty, vain and arrogant

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vehement

Back 51

forcefully expressing emotion or conviction