CHAPTER 49 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 49

refectories (noun)

Dining halls, especially in monasteries or convents.

compassionating (verb)

Feeling or showing compassion for; pitying.

tremulous (adjective)

Trembling or shaking, often from nervousness, weakness, or emotion.

discursive (adjective)

Moving from one topic to another without order; rambling or digressive.

unwonted (adjective)

Not customary or usual; unaccustomed.

absolve (verb)

To declare free from guilt, blame, or responsibility.

averted (verb)

Turned away, especially one's eyes or face.

entreated (verb)

Asked someone earnestly or anxiously to do something; begged or implored.

grievous (adjective)

Very severe or serious; causing great sorrow or suffering.

commiseration (noun)

Sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion.

presentiment (noun)

An intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding or dread.

encumbered (verb)

Restricted or burdened; blocked or weighed down.

insensible (adjective)

Unconscious; without feeling or awareness.

vestige (noun)

A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

vivacity (noun)

The quality of being attractively lively and animated.