Chapter 41 - Moby Dick — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 41 - Moby Dick

monomania (noun)

An obsessive preoccupation with a single subject or idea, often to an irrational degree.

ubiquitous (adjective)

Present, appearing, or found everywhere at the same time.

malignity (noun)

The quality of being deeply malevolent or harmful; intense ill will.

prodigies (noun)

Amazing or unusual things, especially ones that inspire wonder or awe; marvels.

portents (noun)

Signs or warnings that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen; omens.

vindictiveness (noun)

A strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

incarnation (noun)

A person or thing that embodies a quality or concept in physical form.

erudite (adjective)

Having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly.

consternation (noun)

Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

apparition (noun)

A ghostlike figure; something remarkable or unexpected that appears.

unensanguined (adjective)

Not stained with blood; bloodless. A rare or archaic term.

appellation (noun)

A name or title by which someone or something is known.

fell (adjective)

Fierce, cruel, or terrible (archaic adjective, not the verb).

immitigable (adjective)

Unable to be mitigated or lessened; relentless and unappeasable.

perceptibility (noun)

The quality of being able to be perceived or noticed by others.

dissemble (verb)

To conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; to disguise or pretend.