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A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary Unit 2. Chaff. worthless matter; refuse. Winnowing. to separate or distinguish. Attenuated. weakened. Begirt. encompass; surround. Codgers. E ccentric old men. Pestilent. Producing epidemic disease. Sanguine. Hopeful or confident. Capricious.
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A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary Unit 2
Chaff worthless matter; refuse
Winnowing to separate or distinguish
Attenuated weakened
Begirt encompass; surround
Codgers Eccentric old men
Pestilent Producing epidemic disease
Sanguine Hopeful or confident
Capricious variable, flighty
Squalor filth and misery
Ingress entering
Consigned to hand over or deliver formally or officially
Colonnade set of evenly-spaced columns or trees
Ligatures binding or tying up
Demur raise objections or show reluctance
Alluvial Containing gold or other heavy mineral