Cry, the Beloved Country Vocabulary

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Cry, the Beloved Country Vocabulary

• Parker
• LA/Com IV

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enfranchisement

• given citizenship, set free, liberated

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pampering

• giving an excessive amount of care and attention

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compel

• force, overpower

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pervade

• present or spread throughout

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emulate

• imitate with effort to equal or surpass

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impoverish

• make poor in quality

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denouement

• outcome, solution

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zealous

• extremely active or devoted

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intractable

• not easily controlled, stubborn

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consolidate

• bring together, combine, unite

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advocate

• support, recommend

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prominent

• noticeable, important, well-known

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penal

• pertaining to punishment

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palpable

• obvious, evident, plainly seen

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subsequent

• occurring later or after

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incidental

• likely to happen

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dominion

• rule, control, domination

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solace

• comfort, relief, consolation

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calamitous

• miserable, disastrous

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bracken

• an area overgrown with ferns and shrubs (bushes)

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forlorn

• lonely, unhappy, miserable

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wattle (cross out)

• ----

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sullenly

• with sadness and irritation

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reconcile

• settle, come to an agreement

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compelled change to multitude

• many, a great number

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squatter

• someone who settles on land without right or title

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parson

• minister, pastor, rector

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desolate

• deserted, uninhabited, abandoned

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contemplate

• consider thoroughly, think fully

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cunningly

• shrewdly, slyly, deceitfully

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contrive

• plot, plan, scheme

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symposium

• a meeting for the discussion of some subject

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dwindling

• becoming smaller, shrinking

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vagabond

• an irresponsible person who wanders from place to
  place

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transfigure

• change in form or appearance

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prodigal

• spending ones money wastefully

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bereave

• deprive ruthlessly or by force

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devastating (cross out)

• ---

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absolve

• free from guilt or blame or consequences

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assessor

• someone who evaluates the value of something

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implicate

• show that someone or something was involved

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ineluctable

• inescapable

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bereft

• deprived

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reverie

• daydream or impractical idea

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incorruptible

• incapable of being bribed or changed in a
  negative way

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repenting

• feeling regret

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subsidize

• help financially

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callous

• insensitive, unsympathetic

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exhilarate

• make cheerful or excited

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indiscriminate

• lacking in judgment

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unscrupulous

• having no conscience

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renounce

• give up voluntarily

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assailant

• someone who attacks

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constraint

• restriction or limitation

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desolation

• ruin or loneliness

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tremulous

• trembling

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respite

• delay or temporarily relief

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provoke

• anger, enrage

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apprehension

• suspicion or fear of trouble

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scurry

• move quickly

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indignation

• strong displeasure or disgust