Book I - Chapter VI. The Shoemaker — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Book I - Chapter VI. The Shoemaker

haggard (adjective)

Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

deplorable (adjective)

Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad or wretched.

resonance (noun)

The quality of being deep, full, and reverberating; the power to evoke images, memories, or emotions.

spectral (adjective)

Resembling or suggesting a ghost; pale and ghostly in appearance.

obliterated (adjective)

Destroyed completely; wiped out so that no trace remains.

abstraction (noun)

A state of being lost in thought or preoccupied; withdrawal of attention from external things.

vagrancy (noun)

The state of wandering without a fixed course or purpose; mental drifting.

salutation (noun)

A greeting or gesture of welcome or recognition.

coercion (noun)

The practice of forcing someone to act through intimidation, threats, or other forms of pressure.

lethargy (noun)

A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy; abnormal drowsiness.

sagacity (noun)

The quality of having keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewdness.

discernible (adjective)

Able to be perceived, recognized, or distinguished.

postilion (noun)

A person who rides the leading left-hand horse of a team drawing a carriage, especially when there is no coachman.

provender (noun)

Food or provisions, especially for animals or for a journey.

pallet (noun)

A makeshift or temporary bed, often a straw mattress on the floor.