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The Count of Monte Cristo. Vocabulary Chapters 9-12. Incessant. Adjective Never ceasing. Titanic. Adjective Huge. Pensiveness. Noun Thoughtful. Maxim. Noun Rule of conduct . Infamy. Noun Reputation due to something chocking or criminal (Bad reputation). Feign. Verb To fake
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The Count of Monte Cristo Vocabulary Chapters 9-12
Incessant Adjective Never ceasing
Titanic Adjective Huge
Pensiveness Noun Thoughtful
Maxim Noun Rule of conduct
Infamy Noun Reputation due to something chocking or criminal (Bad reputation)
Feign Verb To fake To represent fictitiously
Perturbed Verb To annoy, to agitate
Incriminate Verb Evidence to cause suspicion or guilt
Reverie Noun Daydream
Resigned Verb Gave up Accept
Assiduous Adjective Very concentrated attention
Breviary Noun Books or books of prayer, hymns, “personal library”-religious contents
Stammered Verb Stuttering due to emotion
Hearth (pronounced harth) Noun Fire place
Expatiate Verb To wonder off; to digress (depart, stray, deviate) To move without restraint
Draught (draft) Noun A drink Usually medicinal
Flecked Adjective Speckled Sprinkled
Propitious Adjective Exactly the right moment
Convulsively Adverb Jerky, trembling manner
Recompense Verb To give something to by way of compensation
Precarious Adjective In a dangerous position; should handle with care
Unhampered Adjective Completely uninhibited (abandoned)
Tempestuous[tem-pes-choo-uhs] Adjective Very stormy Temper-laden (emotional, passionate, uncontrolled)
Evinced (long e) Verb To win a point
Enmity Noun Deep seated dislike- enemy Hostility Hatred
Vexed Troubled (aggravated, irritated)
Notary Noun Public officer who does wills
Caprices [kuh-prees] Noun Sudden impulse (impulses, quirks, whims) Do things without thought