Book I - Chapter I. The Period — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Book I - Chapter I. The Period

incredulity (noun)

Unwillingness or inability to believe something; skepticism.

superlative (adjective)

Of the highest quality or degree; surpassing all others.

epoch (noun)

A particular period of time in history marked by distinctive events or characteristics.

conceded (verb)

Admitted or acknowledged, often reluctantly; granted as a right or privilege.

sublime (adjective)

Of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth; awe-inspiring grandeur.

supernaturally (adverb)

In a manner attributed to forces beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

heralded (verb)

Announced or signaled the approach of something; proclaimed.

tumbrils (noun)

Open carts used during the French Revolution to carry prisoners to the guillotine.

mire (noun)

Soft, wet, muddy ground; a situation of difficulty or entanglement.

forasmuch (conjunction)

An archaic conjunction meaning "inasmuch as" or "since"; because.

traitorous (adjective)

Guilty of or involving betrayal or treachery against one's country or sovereign.

despoiled (verb)

Robbed or stripped of possessions by force; plundered.

retinue (noun)

A group of attendants or followers accompanying an important person.

requisition (noun)

A formal demand or request for something to be supplied or done; the state of being in active use.

pilferer (noun)

A person who steals things of little value; a petty thief.

environed (verb)

Surrounded or encircled on all sides.