Unit 5: Novel Study: Great Expectations, Chapters 1–19

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  1. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  2. evidently
    in a manner that is obvious or unmistakable
  3. conciliatory
    intended to placate
  4. juvenile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  5. acute
    extremely sharp or intense
  6. earnest
    characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one's opinions
  7. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  8. recognition
    identifying something or someone by remembering
  9. callous
    emotionally hardened
  10. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  11. extinct
    no longer in existence
  12. commendable
    worthy of high praise
  13. previous
    just preceding something else in time or order
  14. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  15. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  16. benevolent
    intending or showing kindness
  17. render
    cause to become
  18. abide
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  19. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  20. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
Created on Mon Nov 30 13:11:55 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 02 17:00:50 EST 2020)

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