CHAPTER 44 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 44

settee (noun)

A long seat with a back, designed for two or more people; a sofa or couch.

disinterested (adjective)

Not influenced by personal interest or advantage; impartial and unbiased.

credence (noun)

Belief in or acceptance of something as true.

superseded (verb)

Taken the place of; replaced in a position of power, authority, or favor.

cunning (adjective)

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion; crafty.

vacantly (adverb)

In a way that shows a lack of thought or intelligence; with an empty, unfocused expression.

unmoved (adjective)

Not affected by emotion or excitement; remaining indifferent or unresponsive.

countenance (noun)

A person's face or facial expression.

susceptibility (noun)

The quality of being easily affected emotionally; vulnerability to influence or feeling.

rhapsody (noun)

An effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling; an outpouring of intense emotion.

spectral (adjective)

Resembling or suggesting a ghost; ghostly or phantom-like in appearance.

remorse (noun)

Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

intricacies (noun)

Complex or detailed elements; the quality of being intricate or elaborately interconnected.

superscription (noun)

An inscription written above or on the outside of something, especially an address on a letter or envelope.

plied (verb)

Worked with or used steadily and industriously; applied oneself busily to a task.