Part VI - Chapter IV — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Part VI - Chapter IV

profligate (noun/adjective)

A person who is recklessly extravagant or wasteful, especially in sexual conduct; dissolute.

condescended (verb)

Did something regarded as beneath one's dignity; lowered oneself willingly.

oraison funèbre (noun)

A funeral oration; a formal speech honoring a deceased person (French).

aversion (noun)

A strong feeling of dislike, opposition, or repugnance.

repellent (adjective)

Causing disgust or distaste; driving away or repulsing.

exhortations (noun)

Earnest or urgent appeals; passionate entreaties to do something.

supplications (noun)

Humble, earnest prayers or entreaties; acts of asking humbly and sincerely.

annihilated (verb)

Completely destroyed or defeated; reduced to nothing.

prostrate (adjective)

Lying face down in submission or adoration; completely overcome or powerless.

epileptic (adjective)

Relating to or affected by epilepsy; experiencing sudden, intense seizures or fits.

sensuality (noun)

Excessive devotion to or preoccupation with physical pleasures, especially sexual gratification.

betrothed (noun)

The person to whom one is engaged to be married; a fiancé or fiancée.

debauchery (noun)

Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; immoral or corrupt behavior.

vis-à-vis (preposition/noun)

Face to face with; opposite to; a partner in a dance who stands facing you.

cancan (noun)

A high-kicking, energetic dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls, considered risqué.

ecstasy (noun)

An overwhelming feeling of intense joy, rapture, or religious fervor.