A Tale of Two CitiesVocabulary Unit 2

Chaff

worthless matter; refuse

Winnowing to separate or distinguish

Attenuated

weakened

Begirt

encompass; surround

CodgersEccentric old men

Pestilent

Producing epidemic disease

Sanguine

Hopeful or confident

Capricious

variable, flighty

Squalor

filth and misery

Ingressentering

Consignedto 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