Monday, March 21, 2011

Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary

1. despair- n. being without hope

2. speculation- ideas or guesses about something that is not known

3. consorts- v. to keep company

4. perfidy - an act of disloyality

5. egregious -especially bad

6. indulge- to give in to the desire of

7. contemplate- to consider with time and thought

8. repent -to regret, feel badly about

9. renounce- to refuse

10. fervent- great intensity of feeling

11. irony- a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected

12. conform -to be obedient or compliant

13. indignant -angry because of something unjust

14. ordeal -an unpleasant or difficult experience

15. implications possible future effects or results

16. beleaguer- to cause repeated trouble for

17. abyss -a hole or space so great it can’t be measured

18. eons -a long period of time

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