Chapter XXI — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter XXI

lamentations (noun)

Passionate expressions of grief or sorrow.

salubrious (adjective)

Health-giving; wholesome; conducive to good health.

languid (adjective)

Lacking energy or vitality; weak and faint.

mitigated (verb)

Made less severe, serious, or painful.

aversion (noun)

A strong feeling of dislike or repugnance.

antipathy (noun)

A deep-seated feeling of hostility or dislike.

bathos (noun)

An effect of anticlimax; a descent from the elevated to the commonplace or absurd.

fervently (adverb)

With intense and passionate feeling.

crestfallen (adjective)

Sad and disappointed; dejected.

diabolical (adjective)

Belonging to or characteristic of the devil; extremely wicked or cruel.

contrariety (noun)

Opposition or inconsistency between two things; a frustrating hindrance.

immolation (noun)

The act of killing or destroying, especially as a sacrifice.

supplicated (verb)

Asked or begged earnestly and humbly.

copious (adjective)

Abundant in supply or quantity.

evinced (verb)

Revealed the presence of; indicated or made evident.

irresolutely (adverb)

In a hesitant or uncertain manner; without firm determination.

transmuted (verb)

Changed in form, nature, or substance; transformed.

incorporeal (adjective)

Without material form or physical substance.