Chapter XXXI — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter XXXI

desolate (adjective)

Feeling bleak, lonely, and abandoned; overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness or misery.

intractable (adjective)

Difficult to manage, control, or deal with; stubbornly resistant to guidance.

scions (noun)

Descendants or heirs, especially of wealthy or notable families.

austerity (noun)

Severity or strictness of manner or attitude; a stern and forbidding quality.

commodious (adjective)

Spacious, roomy, and conveniently arranged; providing ample accommodation.

repine (verb)

To feel discontent or to complain; to long restlessly for something better.

vacillating (adjective)

Wavering between different opinions or actions; showing indecision.

inanition (noun)

Exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment; emptiness or starvation, either physical or spiritual.

surplice (noun)

A loose-fitting white garment worn over a cassock by clergy during church services.

votary (noun)

A devoted follower, adherent, or advocate of a particular cause, activity, or person.

lineaments (noun)

The distinctive features or characteristics of a face; the outline or contour of a body or figure.

despotic (adjective)

Exercising absolute power or authority in a cruel or oppressive way; tyrannical.

inexorable (adjective)

Impossible to stop, prevent, or persuade; unyielding and relentless.

enunciated (verb)

Said or pronounced clearly and distinctly; articulated with deliberate precision.

Peri (noun)

In Persian mythology, a beautiful supernatural being; used here to describe an enchantingly beautiful woman.