Great Expectations Ch 1 - 6

trial

legal event to decide if someone is guilty of a crime

avoid

keep away from

hesitate

pause before doing something, because you are nervous or unsure

gasp

suddenly breathe in deeply, usually because you're scared or surprised

inherit

receive money or a house from someone after he/she died

congratulate

tell someone you are happy for their success or good luck

manners

polite behavior

adopt

accept a child into your family

proper (ly)

correct

miserable

very unhappy

intend

want & plan to do something

wicked

very bad, evil

unconscious

like asleep because you were hit on the head

escape

run away from something you don't like

attack

try to hurt someone

arrest

police take someone because they have done something wrong

belong

is someone's, someone owns it

witness

a person who sees a crime

suspect

a person who police think broke the law

accuse

say you think someone has committed a crime

promise

say that you will certainly do something

sensible

thinks about decisions carefully

persuade

make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it

deserve

earn something

guest

visitor

elbow

the bending part in the middle of the arm

ashamed

feeling sorry and embarrassed for doing something wrong

disgust

strong feelings of dislike

remove

Take off

- ... any longer

not anymore

curious

wanting to know more about things

order

tell someone what to do

rub

move something over the surface of another thing

disappear

can't see something anymore

manage (to + verb)

do or deal with something successfully

beg

ask for something in a strong or urgent way

stare

to look at for a long time

tremble

shake caused by cold or fear or excitement

scold

speak angrily to someone because they did something wrong

smooth

has a regular surface that has no holes or lumps in it

convict

prisoner

notice

observe/see and then know something

dare

be brave enough to do something dangerous or foolish

violent (ly)

strong actions that could hurt or kill someone

anxious

worried/nervous

deliver

take something to a person or place

punish

make someone suffer because they have done something bad

pretend

act like something is true when it is not

obey

do what a person or a rule tells you

offend

hurt someone's feelings

concentrate (on)

put all of your attention or effort on one thing

confess

say that you have done something wrong

attend

go to and be present at (an event, meeting, etc.)

blame

say or think that a someone/something is responsible for something bad that has happened

insist

do something and not care that people say no

revenge

do something bad to someone because they did it to you

(be) worth ....

have value

limited

very little / not a lot

considerable

very

character

personality

impression

an idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone