CHAPTER 40 — Vocabulary
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 40
- engender (verb)
- To cause or give rise to; to produce or bring about.
- fain (adjective/adverb)
- Willing under the circumstances; compelled or obliged.
- eliciting (verb)
- Drawing out or evoking a response, answer, or reaction.
- prolix (adjective)
- Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
- dejected (adjective)
- Sad and depressed; dispirited.
- ravenous (adjective)
- Extremely hungry; voraciously eager for food.
- insurmountable (adjective)
- Too great to be overcome; impossible to surmount.
- aversion (noun)
- A strong feeling of dislike or reluctance; repugnance.
- complacency (noun)
- A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself.
- proprietorship (noun)
- The state of being an owner; possessive ownership.
- expatriated (adjective/verb)
- Banished from one's native country; sent into exile.
- pannikins (noun)
- Small metal drinking cups, typically used in prisons, workhouses, or on ships.
- physiognomy (noun)
- A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character.
- felony (noun)
- A serious crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more grave than a misdemeanor.
- impiously (adverb)
- In a manner showing a lack of reverence; wickedly or blasphemously.
- abhorrence (noun)
- A feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; intense loathing.