The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas Vocabulary Chapters 1-3
Forte Noun Your talent Your gift
Menagerie Noun An assortment A Collection
Abridged Adjective Shortened version
Quay Noun Dock
Melancholy Adjective Sadness Depression
Vague Adjective Not clear
Unprepossessing Adjective Not visible Blank
Lithe Adjective Light weight
Obsequious Adjective Brown-noser Suck up
Nasturtiums Noun Flowering plants (edible flowers) Red, orange, yellow
Clematis Noun Flowering vines
Pallid Adjective Pale
Provisions Noun Supplies
Promontory Noun High point of land that juts out
Vexation Noun Full of stress
Recoil Verb To fall back
Cordiality Noun Courtesy of friendship
Ascendancy Noun Controlling
Supplanted Verb To overthrow
Obstinate Adjective Stubborn