PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY -SEVEN - Harvest Time — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY -SEVEN - Harvest Time

paradisiacal (adjective)

Resembling paradise; idyllic and blissful.

destitution (noun)

Extreme poverty; a state of complete lack of resources.

ragamuffin (noun)

A person, especially a child, in ragged, dirty clothes; an urchin.

hobbledehoy (noun)

An awkward, clumsy youth; a teenager who is neither child nor adult.

incorrigible (adjective)

Not able to be corrected, reformed, or improved; stubbornly disobedient.

apoplectic (adjective)

Relating to or resembling apoplexy (a stroke); overcome with extreme emotion.

precincts (noun)

The enclosed area or grounds surrounding a building or place.

sere (adjective)

Dry and withered, especially of vegetation in autumn.

adieux (noun)

Plural of adieu; farewell greetings or goodbyes.

impetuosity (noun)

The quality of acting quickly and without thought; impulsive enthusiasm.

rampant (adjective)

Flourishing or spreading in an uncontrolled way; unchecked.

Teutonic (adjective)

Relating to the Germanic peoples or their languages and culture.

quadroon (noun)

A historical term (now considered offensive) for a person of one-quarter African ancestry.

Pomonas (noun)

References to Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards.

tares (noun)

Weeds that grow among grain crops; in biblical usage, harmful or worthless elements mixed with good ones.