Hard Times Vocabulary



Define all words in context. Most of the common vocabulary terms here are selected because the author uses them in their secondary or tertiary definitions, and I want you to learn these uses. Pay attention to the part of speech (n., v., etc.) to help you know which definition of a word to use. Always read with a dictionary, notepad, and pen or pencil within reach.

Book I
Chapters I – V

monotonous (adj. 5)
lustrous (adj. 7)
indignant (adj. 9)
afforded (v. 10)
elucidate (v. 13)
plaudits (n. 13)
sonorous (adj. 16)
lofty (adj. 17)
edifice (n. 21)

Book I
Chapters VI – X

precocious (adj. 26)
superciliously (adv. 28)
vulgar (adj. 30)
patron (n. 33)
orator (n. 37)
deferential (adj. 40)
reconcile (v. 43)
idiosyncrasy (n. 51)

Book I
Chapters XI – XVI

feint (n. 56)
impiety (n. 61)
relish (n. 61)
evasively (adv. 63)
eluded (v. 64)
secreted (v. 69)
inexorable (adj. 71)
dispassionate (adj. 76)
inscrutable (adj. 81)
auspicious (adj. 84)

Book II
Chapters I – IV

prevalent (adj. 86)
insinuated (v. 88)
alluded (v. 91)
edifice (n. 94)
enervated (adj. 96)
jocular (adj. 97)
epitome (n. 98)
impassive (adj. 101)
despotism (n. 106)
orator (n. 108)
incredulous (adj. 108)

Book II
Chapters V-VII
discordantly (adv. 112)
indict (v. 115)
deference (n. 122)
rustic (adj. 128)
caprice (n. 132)

Book II
Chapters VIII-XII
relinquish (v. 139) “relinquishing” = present participle
disseminate (v. 140)
discreet (adj. 141)
benefactor (n. 149)
beneficent (adj. 150)
injunction (n. 153)
sagacious (adj. 156)
remonstrate (v. 162) “remonstrating” = present participle
irrevocably (adv. 164)

Book III
Chapters I – IV

blatant (adj. 167)
importune (v. 171) “importuning” = present participle
sanguine (adj. 175)
propitiatory (adj. 180)
pernicious (adj. 185)

Book III
Chapter VII - IX

catechism (n. 214)
contrition (n. 218)
prescience (n. 220)
pensive (adj. 221)

Saturday Reading Schedule


9/10 Writing/Literature Intensive Reading Schedule
August - September 2012
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Begin Hard Times
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pgs. 1-55
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pgs. 56-112
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pgs. 112-165
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pgs. 166-222