Chapter 37 - Sunset — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 37 - Sunset

turbid (adjective)

Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter; not clear.

billows (noun)

Large, rolling waves of the sea.

whelm (verb)

To engulf, submerge, or overwhelm completely.

confounds (verb)

Causes surprise or confusion; bewilders or overwhelms.

galls (verb)

Irritates, chafes, or causes soreness through friction.

spurred (verb)

Urged forward; stimulated or motivated to action.

malignantly (adverb)

In a manner intending evil or harm; with intense ill will.

cogged (adjective)

Having cogs or teeth (as on a gear wheel); fitted for interlocking.

demoniac (adjective)

Resembling or characteristic of a demon; fiendishly possessed or driven.

dismember (verb)

To cut off or tear apart the limbs or parts of a body.

pugilists (noun)

Boxers; people who fight with their fists, especially professionally.

pommel (verb)

To strike repeatedly with the fists; to pummel or beat.

swerve (verb)

To turn aside abruptly from a straight course; to deviate.

unsounded (adjective)

Not measured in depth; of unknown or immeasurable depth; unfathomable.

unerringly (adverb)

Without making any mistakes; with unfailing accuracy or certainty.