Chapter 7 - The Chapel — Vocabulary
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 7 - The Chapel
- insular
- Isolated or detached, like an island; lacking contact with other people or ideas.
- incommunicable
- Unable to be communicated, shared, or expressed to others.
- masoned
- Built or set into a wall using masonry techniques.
- countenance
- A person's face or facial expression.
- desolation
- A state of complete emptiness, devastation, or wretchedness.
- infidelities
- Acts of unfaithfulness; here, failures of faith or belief.
- placelessly
- Without a fixed or identifiable place; having no specific location.
- sallied
- Set out briskly or boldly on an excursion or expedition.
- doleful
- Expressing sorrow; mournful and gloomy.
- brevet
- A nominal or honorary rank or title granted without the usual requirements, often in the military.
- lees
- The sediment or dregs that settle at the bottom of a container of wine or other liquid.
- stove
- Past tense of "stave"; smashed or broken in, especially referring to the hull of a boat.
- steadfastly
- In a resolutely firm and unwavering manner.
- frigid
- Very cold in temperature; also, lacking warmth of feeling.
- unbidden
- Arriving or occurring without being invited or asked for; spontaneous.
- paralysis
- A state of complete inability to move or act.