English I A Tale Of Two Cities Vocabulary Words

Front 1

adjuration

Back 1

-noun-
1. an earnest request; entreaty

2. a solemn or desperate urging or counseling

Front 2

atheistic

Back 2

-adjective-
pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting or disseminating atheism.

Front 3

blunderbuss

Back 3

-noun-
1. a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets or slugs at close range
2. an insensitive bludering person

Front 4

capitulate

Back 4

-verb-
1. to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
2. to give up resistance

Front 5

chronicle

Back 5

-noun,verb-
1. a chronological order of events; a history
2. to record in or as in a chronicle

Front 6

contraband

Back 6

-noun-
1. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
2. goods imported or exported illegally
3. illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling

Front 7

cutlass

Back 7

-noun-
a short, heavy, sword with a single slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, formly used by sailors

Front 8

deficient

Back 8

-adjective,noun-
1. lacking some element or characteristic; defective
2. insufficient; inadequate
3. a person who is deficient especially one who is mentally deficient

Front 9

despoil

Back 9

-verb-
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage

Front 10

eddy

Back 10

-noun,verb-
1. a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion
2. a small whirlpool
3. any similar current as in of air dust or fog
4. a current or trend, as of opinions or events
5. to move or whirl in eddies