II - Stave III — Vocabulary
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from II - Stave III
- discomposed
- Disturbed, unsettled, or agitated; lacking composure.
- recondite
- Obscure, abstruse, or not easily understood; dealing with something little known.
- inexorable
- Impossible to stop or prevent; unyielding and relentless.
- perdition
- Complete ruin or damnation; in theology, eternal punishment in hell.
- unfathomable
- Impossible to understand or comprehend; immeasurably deep.
- pensive
- Engaged in deep or serious thought, often with a tinge of sadness.
- farcical
- Absurdly ridiculous; resembling a farce in its ludicrous inadequacy.
- extravagant
- In this context: exceeding what is reasonable or expected; wildly excessive or improbable.
- hummock
- A small hill or mound, especially a raised area of ground in a marshy area.
- serried
- Standing close together in rows; densely packed.
- desolated
- Made wretched or grief-stricken; deeply distressed.
- precarious
- Not securely held; dependent on uncertain circumstances; dangerously unstable.
- scruple
- A feeling of doubt or hesitation about the morality of a course of action.
- sombre
- Dark, gloomy, or dull in color or tone; grave or melancholy in character.
- shoal
- A shallow area in a body of water; a sandbank or sandbar visible at low water.