great expectations vocab
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Vocabulary Journal ?The wonder and consternation with which Joe stopped on the threshold of his bite an stared at me were too evident to escape my sister?s observation?(18). Consternation- (n.) a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion. Pip?s sister noticed Joe?s consternation and immediately became curious of what happened. ?It was a rimy morning, and very damp.?(23) Rimy- (adj.) covered with small ice particles. Since it was in the middle of the winter, the ground that Pip walked on was very rimy. ?I fully expected to find a constable in the kitchen, waiting to take me up.?(29) Constable- (n.) a British police officer usually in small towns and rural districts.