Chapter VII — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter VII

irksome (adjective)

Annoying, tedious, or tiresome; causing weariness or dissatisfaction.

unwonted (adjective)

Not customary or usual; unfamiliar.

chilblains (noun)

Painful, itching swellings on the skin, especially on the hands and feet, caused by poor circulation in cold weather.

penurious (adjective)

Extremely poor; also, unwilling to spend money; mean and stingy.

hebdomadal (adjective)

Weekly; occurring once every seven days.

moiety (noun)

A half or roughly equal portion of something.

perfidious (adjective)

Deceitful and untrustworthy; treacherous.

surtout (noun)

A man's long, close-fitting overcoat, typically worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.

apprise (verb)

To inform or tell someone about something.

excrescence (noun)

An abnormal or disfiguring outgrowth; something that sticks out and is considered unattractive.

remonstrate (verb)

To make a forceful protest or objection against something.

pelisses (noun)

Long cloaks or outer garments, often fur-lined or fur-trimmed, worn by women.

effluence (noun)

Something that flows out; an emanation or radiance.

lineaments (noun)

The distinctive features or characteristics of the face.

edification (noun)

Moral or intellectual instruction or improvement.

privation (noun)

A state of lacking basic necessities or comforts of life.

evince (verb)

To reveal or show a quality, feeling, or characteristic clearly.

castaway (noun)

In this biblical context, a person rejected by God or cast out from grace; an outcast.

en masse (adverb)

All together; as a whole group.

apparition (noun)

A remarkable or unexpected appearance of someone; also, a ghost or phantom.