Chapter 38 - Dusk — Vocabulary
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 38 - Dusk
- over-manned
- Overpowered or dominated by superior force; having one's will subjugated by another.
- ineffable
- Too great, powerful, or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
- impious
- Showing a lack of reverence for God or sacred things; blasphemous.
- nill
- To be unwilling; used in the archaic expression "will I, nill I" meaning whether I want to or not (origin of "willy-nilly").
- lurid
- Ghastly pale or wan in color; shocking or horrifying in a way that arouses morbid fascination.
- demigorgon
- A mysterious, terrifying supernatural being from classical mythology, often associated with the underworld and primal chaos.
- revelry
- Lively and noisy festivities or celebrations, often involving drinking.
- sternward
- Toward the stern (rear) of a ship.
- gurglings
- Low, bubbling sounds made by water, here describing the ominous churning of the ship's wake.
- untutored
- Not formally taught or educated; wild and instinctive.
- latent
- Present but hidden or not yet developed; existing beneath the surface.