Chapter 11 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 11

jubilant (adjective)

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph; exultant with joy.

ashen (adjective)

Extremely pale, resembling the gray-white color of ashes; drained of color from shock or illness.

beset (verb (past participle))

Troubled or attacked persistently from all sides; hemmed in by difficulties or dangers.

pallor (noun)

An unhealthy pale appearance, especially of the face; extreme whiteness suggesting illness or death.

narcotic (noun)

A drug that induces drowsiness, sleep, or insensibility; an anesthetic or sedative substance.

recruited (verb)

Restored to health or strength; recovered one's vitality after exertion (archaic usage).

boudoir (noun)

A woman's private sitting room or dressing room, typically elegantly furnished.

arrear (noun)

A state of being behind or overdue in completing work or fulfilling obligations.

prostrate (adjective)

Lying face down on the ground; stretched out flat, especially from exhaustion or submission.

laudanum (noun)

A tincture of opium dissolved in alcohol, widely used as a painkiller and sedative in the Victorian era.

badinage (noun)

Humorous or witty conversation characterized by playful teasing and good-natured banter.

penitent (adjective)

Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for a wrongdoing; repentant and remorseful.

vulpine (adjective)

Resembling or relating to a fox; crafty, cunning, or fox-like in character.

quondam (adjective)

Former; that once was; belonging to a previous time or state.

aperture (noun)

An opening, hole, or gap, especially one that admits light or allows passage through a barrier.

simoon (noun)

A strong, hot, sand-laden wind blowing across the desert in the Middle East and North Africa.