Book III - Chapter V. The Wood-Sawyer — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Book III - Chapter V. The Wood-Sawyer

tumbrils (noun)

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

slake (verb)

To quench or satisfy a strong desire or thirst.

bestow (verb)

To give or confer something, especially as a gift or honor.

avocations (noun)

Activities pursued in addition to one's main occupation; sometimes used to mean one's regular occupation.

comely (adjective)

Pleasant to look at; attractive in appearance.

resignedly (adverb)

In a manner showing acceptance of something unpleasant or unwelcome without protest.

inclement (adjective)

Unpleasantly cold or wet; severe weather conditions.

redundancy (noun)

An excess or surplus; here meaning an overabundance of something.

jocosely (adverb)

In a playful, humorous, or jesting manner.

canonised (verb)

Officially declared to be a saint; treated as sacred or supremely authoritative.

ghastly (adjective)

Causing great horror or fear; shockingly frightful or dreadful.

emphatically (adverb)

In a forceful or definite way; without any room for doubt.

perverted (adjective)

Altered from the original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption.

requisition (noun)

An official order or demand for the use of property or materials; the act of requiring something formally.

murky (adjective)

Dark, gloomy, and difficult to see through; obscure.