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English 1 Honors

English 1 Honors. Unit 1 Taken from The Count of Monte Cristo. 1. Obsequious ADJ. obedient; dutiful. “ The purser was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six with a rather melancholy face, obsequious to his superiors and arrogant to his subordinates.” (p. 2). 2. Insinuation NOUN.

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English 1 Honors

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  1. English 1 Honors Unit 1 Taken from The Count of Monte Cristo

  2. 1. Obsequious ADJ • obedient;dutiful. • “The purser was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six with a rather melancholy face, obsequious to his superiors and arrogant to his subordinates.” (p. 2)

  3. 2. Insinuation NOUN • an indirect or covert suggestion or hint, especially of a derogatory nature • “Let us leave Danglars, possessed by the demon of hatred and trying to breathe some evil insinuation against his comrade into the shipowner’s ear, and follow Dantes...” (p. 7)

  4. 3. Vengeance (Noun) • infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge • “...I thought you were a Catalan. I’ve always heard that a Catalan was not a man to let himself be pushed aside by a rival. And I’ve always heard that FernandMondego especially, was terrible in his vengeance.” (p. 14)

  5. 4. Attain (verb) • to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain • “I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.” (p. 18)

  6. 5. Impassivity (noun) • without emotion; apathetic; unmoved. • “Villefort started in spite of himself. The coincidence shook his usual impassivity and struck a chord of sympathy in the depths of his soul.” (p. 25)

  7. 6. Apathy (noun) • absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. • “The four soldiers took hold of Dantes, who fell into a kind of apathy and followed them without resistance. “ (p. 35)

  8. 7. Usurper (noun) • A person who seizes and holds (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right • “’His destination is unknown, but he will surely attempt a landing either at Naples, or on the Tuscany coast, or in France itself. Your Majesty is no doubt aware that the usurper has maintained partisans in both Italy and France”’ (36).

  9. 8. Zeal (noun) • fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; • His devotion to Mercedes, the compassion he seemed to have for her sorrow, the zeal with which he anticipated her slightest desire-all these things produced the effect which signs of devotion always produce in a noble heart.” (p. 40)

  10. 9. Fervent (adj) • having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm • “Despite his fervent prayers, however, he remained a prisoner. His soul became dark and a cloud seemed to pass before his eyes.” (p. 41)

  11. 10. Prodigious (adj) • extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force • “That same evening the two prisoners drew up a plan for Dantes’ education and began to carry it out the next day. Dantes had a prodigious memory and a quick, keen intelligence.” (p. 59)

  12. 11. Derangement (noun) • insanity. • “’Quiet!’ exclaimed Dantes. ‘Footsteps! Someone’s coming – I must leave. Good-bye.’ Then, happy to escape listening to a story which would only have convinced him more firmly of his friend’s derangement, he slipped into the underground passage with the speed and agility of a serpent.” (p. 64)

  13. 12. Galvanic (adj) • stimulating; energizing • “The medicine produced a galvanic effect. The old man shook violently in every limb, his eyes opened, frightening to behold, and he heaved a sigh that sounded like a shriek.” (p. 74)

  14. 13. Vigorously (adv) • powerful in action or effect • Vigorously – “His legs trembled so violently and his heart beat so wildly that was obliged to stop for a moment. Then he put his lever through the iron ring and lifted vigorously, displacing the square stone.” (p. 91)

  15. 14. Gesticulation (noun) • an animated or excited gesture • “He pressed his head between his hands for an instant, as though to prevent his reason from escaping, then he began to run frenziedly around the island, frightening the wild goats and seagulls with his shouts and gesticulations.” (p. 93)

  16. 15. Maneuvered (verb) • an act or instance of changing the direction of a moving ship, vehicle • “Dantes waited for eight days, during which he maneuvered his yacht around the • island, studying it as a horseman studies the mount.” (p. 95)

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