PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - Consequences — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - Consequences

dissipated (adjective)

Indulging in excessive pleasure or extravagance; leading a life of frivolous amusement.

bijouterie (noun)

A collection of trinkets, jewels, or small decorative objects.

barouche (noun)

A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a collapsible top, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.

postilions (noun)

Riders mounted on the near horse of a pair drawing a carriage, serving as guides when there is no coachman.

colliery (noun)

A coal mine and its associated buildings and equipment.

sentimental (adjective)

Excessively prone to feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia; romantically emotional.

hansom cab (noun)

A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a high driver's seat behind and the passenger compartment in front, popular in Victorian England.

tranquil (adjective)

Free from disturbance; calm and peaceful.

rapture (noun)

A feeling of intense pleasure, joy, or ecstatic delight.

mercenary (adjective)

Primarily motivated by a desire for money or material gain.

sublime (adjective)

Of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth; awe-inspiring grandeur.

mortifies (verb)

Causes great embarrassment or shame.

dowagers (noun)

Elderly women of high social rank, especially widows with titles or property derived from their late husbands.

dandies (noun)

Men who are excessively devoted to fashionable appearance and elegant dress.

picturesque (adjective)

Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.