Chapter XV — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter XV

ardour (noun)

Intense and passionate feeling; fervent enthusiasm or devotion.

inamorata (noun)

A woman with whom one is in love; a female lover or mistress.

etiolated (adjective)

Pale and weak, as if deprived of light; feeble or sickly in appearance.

hauteur (noun)

Disdainful pride; haughty manner or bearing; arrogant superiority.

sardonic (adjective)

Grimly mocking or cynical; disdainfully humorous.

lugubrious (adjective)

Looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful to an exaggerated degree.

fulminating (verb)

Expressing vehement protest or condemnation; thundering with anger.

anathemas (noun)

Strong curses or denunciations; formal declarations of condemnation.

paroxysm (noun)

A sudden, violent outburst of emotion or action; an acute attack or intensification.

cordiality (noun)

Warm and sincere friendliness; heartfelt graciousness in manner.

habergeon (noun)

A sleeveless coat of mail or armored vest; a type of medieval body armor.

porte cochere (noun)

A covered entrance to a building large enough for vehicles to pass through.

demoniac (adjective)

Resembling or suggestive of a demon; fiendish, wildly frenzied, or diabolical.

welkin (noun)

The sky or the vault of heaven; the upper atmosphere.

deluged (verb)

Flooded or inundated with a great quantity of water; overwhelmed.