Chapter 135 - The Chase - Third Day — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 135 - The Chase - Third Day

solitary (adjective)

Done or existing alone; single and isolated.

audacity (noun)

Boldness or daring, especially with disregard for personal safety or conventional thought.

exasperate (verb)

To irritate or provoke intensely; to make furious.

malicious (adjective)

Intending or intended to do harm; characterized by malice.

steadfast (adjective)

Firmly loyal, constant, or unwavering; resolutely fixed in place.

proleptic (adjective)

Anticipating future events; representing something as existing before it actually does.

descried (verb)

Caught sight of something, especially something difficult to see.

quiescent (adjective)

In a state of quietness or inactivity; dormant.

pinioned (verb)

Restrained or immobilized by binding the arms or wings.

involutions (noun)

Complex or intricate windings or convolutions; things that are intricately folded or coiled.

pertinaciously (adverb)

In a stubbornly persistent manner; holding firmly to a purpose.

spasmodically (adverb)

In a sudden, involuntary manner; with irregular bursts of activity.

predestinating (adjective)

Determining or decreeing in advance; related to the doctrine of predestination.

retribution (noun)

Punishment inflicted as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

vortex (noun)

A whirling mass of water or air that draws everything near it toward its center; a whirlpool.