PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY - ONE - Learning to Forget — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY - ONE - Learning to Forget

ostentatiously (adverb)

In a showy, conspicuous manner designed to attract attention or impress others.

weeds (noun)

Mourning clothes, especially a black garment worn by a widow or bereaved person.

interred (verb (past participle))

Buried; placed in a grave or tomb.

ethereal (adjective)

Extremely light, airy, or delicate; heavenly or spiritual in quality.

intractable (adjective)

Difficult to manage, control, or direct; stubbornly resistant.

diaphanous (adjective)

So fine or sheer as to be almost transparent; light and delicate.

desultory (adjective)

Lacking a plan, purpose, or direction; occurring randomly or aimlessly.

vagaries (noun)

Unexpected, unpredictable, or erratic actions or occurrences; whims.

pertinaciously (adverb)

In a stubbornly persistent or tenacious manner; with unyielding determination.

allumettes (noun)

Matches (from the French word); here used metaphorically to mean Laurie turned his opera into kindling.

en pension (prepositional phrase (French))

A French term meaning living as a paying guest at a boarding house or small hotel, with meals included.

denouement (noun)

The final resolution or outcome of a story or dramatic situation; the untying of a plot.

decorus (adjective)

Variant spelling of decorous; dignified, proper, and in good taste.

forebodings (noun)

Feelings that something bad will happen; fearful apprehensions about the future.

wraith (noun)

A ghost or ghostlike image of someone; a pale, thin, or insubstantial appearance.