III - Stave V — Vocabulary
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from III - Stave V
- voraciously
- In an extremely eager or greedy manner; with insatiable appetite.
- insatiable
- Impossible to satisfy; always wanting more.
- decorous
- Characterized by dignity, propriety, and good taste in behavior or appearance.
- sarcophagus
- A stone coffin, typically adorned with sculpture or inscriptions, associated with ancient civilizations.
- guileless
- Free from guile; innocent and without deception.
- certitude
- Absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case.
- soughing
- Making a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound, especially of the wind in trees.
- tempestuous
- Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion; stormy.
- abject
- Extremely bad or degrading; utterly hopeless or wretched.
- ponderous
- Slow and clumsy because of great weight; heavy and unwieldy.
- unextinguishable
- Impossible to extinguish or put out; indestructible.
- oblivion
- The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening; the state of being forgotten.
- pauper
- A very poor person; one who is destitute.
- visage
- A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
- sombre
- Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.