Chapter 50 - Ahab's Boat and Crew. Fedallah — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 50 - Ahab's Boat and Crew. Fedallah

paramount (adjective)

More important than anything else; supreme.

jeopardize (verb)

To put something or someone into a situation where there is risk of loss or harm.

hobbling (adjective)

Walking with difficulty due to lameness or injury; limping awkwardly.

wight (noun)

An archaic or literary term for a person or creature.

apportioned (verb)

Divided up and distributed according to a plan; assigned as a share.

solicited (verb)

Asked for or tried to obtain something from someone.

solicitously (adverb)

In a manner showing eager concern or attentive care.

evinced (verb)

Revealed the presence of; showed or demonstrated clearly.

supposition (noun)

An assumption or belief held without proof; a hypothesis.

phantoms (noun)

Ghostly apparitions; things that appear real but are elusive or mysterious.

wane (verb)

To decrease gradually in intensity, power, or extent.

unsubduable (adjective)

Impossible to subdue or suppress; unconquerable.

insulated (adjective)

Here used in its original sense of "made into an island"; isolated and cut off from outside influence.

immemorial (adjective)

Originating in the distant past; beyond the reach of memory or record.

consorted (verb)

Habitually associated or kept company with someone.

mundane (adjective)

Here used in its original sense of "earthly" or "worldly" (as opposed to spiritual or heavenly).