Chapter 6: For the Love of a Man — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 6: For the Love of a Man

convalescence (noun)

The period of gradual recovery of health and strength after illness or injury.

ministrations (noun)

The act of attending to someone's needs or providing care.

expediency (noun)

The quality of being convenient and practical, even if morally questionable or self-serving.

ecstasy (noun)

An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.

transient (adjective)

Lasting only a short time; temporary or brief.

primordial (adjective)

Existing from the beginning of time; fundamental, primitive, or ancient.

peremptorily (adverb)

In an insistently commanding manner that allows no denial or refusal.

imperiously (adverb)

In a domineering, commanding way that assumes unquestioned authority.

forbear (verb)

To refrain from doing something; to hold back or resist.

wont (adjective)

Accustomed or in the habit of doing something.

plethoric (adjective)

Swollen, overfull, or having an excess of something.

vaunt (noun)

A boast or bragging claim about one's accomplishments.

superfluous (adjective)

Unnecessary, more than what is needed or required.

conjuration (noun)

The act of performing magic or a solemn appeal; a magical spell or incantation.

snubbing (verb (present participle))

Checking the movement of a rope or cable by wrapping it around a fixed object.

jubilant (adjective)

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.