Chapter 27 - Knights and Squires — Vocabulary
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 27 - Knights and Squires
- craven (adjective)
- Lacking courage; extremely cowardly.
- imminent (adjective)
- About to happen; impending and usually threatening.
- journeyman (noun)
- A skilled worker who has completed an apprenticeship and works reliably at a trade.
- rigadig (noun)
- A lively, rollicking tune or melody, often associated with sailors.
- bestir (verb)
- To rouse or make active; to stir oneself to action.
- impious (adjective)
- Showing a lack of reverence or respect, especially toward something considered sacred.
- camphorated (adjective)
- Treated or impregnated with camphor, a strong-smelling medicinal substance.
- tribulations (noun)
- Great troubles, sufferings, or afflictions.
- pugnacious (adjective)
- Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
- hereditarily (adverb)
- In a manner passed down through generations or inherited by birth.
- circumvention (noun)
- The act of finding a way around an obstacle; outsmarting or evading.
- waggish (adjective)
- Humorous in a playful or mischievous way.
- conjunctures (noun)
- Combinations of circumstances or critical moments where events come together.
- promontory (noun)
- A high point of land that juts out into the sea; a headland.
- unvitiated (adjective)
- Not corrupted, impaired, or weakened; remaining pure.
- infallible (adjective)
- Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong; always accurate.
- corporeal (adjective)
- Relating to the physical body rather than the spirit or mind.
- prelusive (adjective)
- Serving as an introduction or prelude to something.