Chapter 6 — Vocabulary
Dracula by Bram Stoker — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 6
- zoophagous (adjective)
- Life-eating; feeding on animals or living organisms. A term coined by Dr. Seward to classify Renfield's compulsion to consume living creatures.
- expostulate (verb)
- To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct them.
- acquiesced (verb)
- Accepted something reluctantly but without protest.
- sceptical (adjective)
- Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. (British spelling of skeptical.)
- brusquely (adverb)
- In an abrupt, blunt, or rough manner.
- dictatorial (adjective)
- Having or showing a tendency to tell others what to do in an autocratic way.
- exultantly (adverb)
- In a manner showing triumphant joy or jubilation.
- carrion (noun)
- The decaying flesh of dead animals.
- cerebration (noun)
- The working of the brain; mental activity or thought.
- vivacity (noun)
- The quality of being lively, animated, or spirited.
- disgorged (verb)
- Ejected or vomited the contents of the stomach.
- opiate (noun)
- A drug containing or derived from opium, used to induce sleep or relieve pain.
- kirkgarth (noun)
- A churchyard (from Old Norse 'kirkja' meaning church and 'garth' meaning enclosure). Used in Yorkshire dialect.
- succumbed (verb)
- Gave in to pressure, temptation, or a superior force.
- vivisection (noun)
- The practice of performing surgical experiments on living animals for scientific research.