CHAPTER 2 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 2

prevailing (adjective)

Most frequent or dominant; widespread.

impregnable (adjective)

Unable to be taken by force; invulnerable to attack.

connubial (adjective)

Relating to marriage or the relationship between married people.

divined (verb)

Discovered or perceived intuitively; figured out without being told.

disconsolately (adverb)

In a manner showing deep unhappiness that cannot be comforted.

trenchant (adjective)

Vigorous, effective, and sharp; incisive.

larcenous (adjective)

Relating to or involving theft.

remonstrance (noun)

A forceful protest or objection.

consternation (noun)

A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

apothecary (noun)

A person who prepared and sold medicines; an early pharmacist.

plaister (noun)

An archaic spelling of "plaster," referring to a medicinal bandage or poultice.

elixir (noun)

A magical or medicinal potion, especially one believed to cure all ailments.

freemasonry (noun)

Instinctive sympathy or mutual understanding between people with shared experiences.

interlocutor (noun)

A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

imbruing (verb)

Staining or soaking, especially with blood.

gibbet (noun)

A gallows or post on which the bodies of executed criminals were displayed as a public warning.

pall (noun)

A cloth draped over a coffin; figuratively, a dark or gloomy covering.

decanted (verb)

Poured liquid gradually from one container into another.