Book II - Chapter XVII. One Night — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Book II - Chapter XVII. One Night

consecrated (adjective)

Dedicated or devoted to a sacred purpose or to a person with deep devotion.

self-reproachful (adjective)

Feeling blame or guilt directed at oneself.

interpose (verb)

To come between; to intervene or insert between two things.

radiance (noun)

A warm, soft light or glow; the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.

felicity (noun)

Great happiness; intense joy or bliss.

lethargic (adjective)

Drowsy, sluggish, and apathetic; showing a lack of energy or interest.

dun (adjective)

Dull, grayish-brown; figuratively, dreary and lifeless.

rent (verb)

Torn away forcibly; past tense of "rend," meaning to tear apart.

pervaded (verb)

Spread through and was present in every part of; permeated.

anatomise (verb)

To examine or analyze in minute detail; originally, to dissect a body for study.

apocryphal (adjective)

Of doubtful authenticity; widely believed but probably untrue or fictitious.

picturesque (adjective)

Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.

coverlet (noun)

A bedspread or bed covering.

fervently (adverb)

With intense, passionate feeling; with great warmth of spirit.

commended (verb)

Entrusted or committed to the care of another, especially to God's protection.