Chapter 3 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 3

auspiciously (adverb)

In a manner suggesting a favorable or promising outcome.

facetious (adjective)

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

ingratiating (adjective)

Intended to gain approval or favor; deliberately charming.

dubiously (adverb)

In a way that expresses doubt or hesitation.

dissipated (verb)

Caused to scatter or vanish; dispersed.

resilience (noun)

The ability to recover quickly from difficulties; elasticity of spirit.

tentatively (adverb)

In an uncertain or hesitant manner; not firmly or decisively.

haggard (adjective)

Looking exhausted, gaunt, and worn, especially from fatigue or suffering.

sepulchre (noun)

A burial place, tomb, or monument where the dead are laid to rest.

sedately (adverb)

In a calm, unhurried, and dignified manner.

sombre (adjective)

Dark, gloomy, or dull in color or tone.

certitude (noun)

Absolute certainty or conviction about something.

gustatory (adjective)

Relating to the sense of taste.

carnivorous (adjective)

Feeding on flesh; relating to meat-eating animals.

malignity (noun)

The quality of being intensely hostile or harmful; deep-seated ill will.

precarious (adjective)

Not securely held; dangerously uncertain or unstable.

arrogance (noun)

An attitude of superiority and overbearing pride.

faggots (noun)

Bundles of sticks or twigs bound together, used as fuel for fire.

maundered (verb)

Talked in a rambling, confused, or incoherent way.

petulantly (adverb)

In a childishly sulky, impatient, or irritable manner.