Unit 4: Novel Study: Wuthering Heights, Volume 2

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  1. placidly
    in a quiet and tranquil manner
  2. audacity
    fearless daring
  3. depart
    go away or leave
  4. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  5. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  6. purport
    propose or intend
  7. suffice
    be adequate, either in quality or quantity
  8. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  9. propensity
    a natural inclination
  10. render
    cause to become
  11. relish
    derive or receive pleasure from
  12. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  13. earnestly
    in a sincere and serious manner
  14. tranquil
    not agitated
  15. delude
    be dishonest with
  16. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  17. dereliction
    willful negligence
  18. radiant
    emanating or as if emanating light
  19. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  20. lapse
    end, at least for a long time
  21. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  22. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  23. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  24. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  25. disparagement
    a communication that belittles somebody or something
  26. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  27. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
Created on Tue Dec 15 09:46:54 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 13:45:02 EST 2020)

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