The Black Cat Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from The Black Cat

solicit (verb)

To earnestly ask for or try to obtain something from someone.

succinctly (adverb)

In a brief and clearly expressed manner, using few words.

phantasm (noun)

A figment of the imagination; an apparition or illusion.

docility (noun)

The quality of being easy to manage, teach, or control; a gentle willingness to comply.

sagacious (adjective)

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd and wise.

gossamer (adjective)

Something extremely light, delicate, or insubstantial.

tinctured (adjective)

Slightly affected or influenced by a particular quality or feeling.

instrumentality (noun)

The fact or quality of serving as a means to an end; agency.

malevolence (noun)

The quality of wishing evil or harm to others; intense ill will or spite.

debauch (noun)

A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially drinking.

equivocal (adjective)

Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous or uncertain.

irrevocable (adjective)

Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final and permanent.

unfathomable (adjective)

Impossible to fully understand or comprehend; incomprehensible.

consummate (verb)

To bring to completion or fulfillment; to finish or carry out fully.

conflagration (noun)

An extensive and destructive fire.

bas relief (noun phrase)

A form of sculptural carving in which figures project slightly from a flat background.

hogsheads (noun)

Large casks or barrels used for storing liquids, typically holding about 63 gallons.

evinced (verb)

Revealed or made evident; showed clearly.

odious (adjective)

Extremely unpleasant or repulsive; deserving of hatred.

pertinacity (noun)

Persistent determination; stubborn or unyielding adherence to a purpose.

chimaeras (noun)

Wild or fantastical creations of the imagination; things hoped for but impossible to achieve.

incumbent (adjective)

Lying or pressing with its weight on something; resting heavily upon.

inscrutability (noun)

The quality of being impossible to understand or interpret; complete mysteriousness.

anomalous (adjective)

Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected; irregular or abnormal.

consigned (verb)

Delivered or handed over to a person or place, especially to an undesirable fate.