PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - FOUR - A Friend — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - FOUR - A Friend

sensation (adjective)

Designed to provoke intense curiosity or emotional excitement, especially through exaggerated or shocking content.

concocted (verb)

Created or devised something, especially a plan or story, by combining various elements.

discomfiture (noun)

A feeling of embarrassment, unease, or frustration.

nettled (adjective)

Irritated or annoyed.

banditti (noun)

An archaic or literary plural of bandit; a group of robbers or outlaws.

desecrate (verb)

To violate the sanctity of something; to treat something sacred with disrespect.

conceit (noun)

An excessively favorable opinion of one's own abilities or worth; vanity.

genial (adjective)

Friendly and cheerful; pleasantly warm.

ethereal (adjective)

Extremely delicate and light; heavenly or celestial in nature.

loquacity (noun)

The quality of talking a great deal; talkativeness.

diffident (adjective)

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

inflammable (adjective)

Easily set on fire; also figuratively, easily excited or aroused.

didactic (adjective)

Intended to teach or instruct, especially in a moralizing way.

filthy lucre (noun phrase)

Money, especially when regarded as gained in a dishonorable way. Originally a biblical phrase.

heimweh (noun)

A German word meaning homesickness; a deep longing for home.

meerschaum (noun)

A tobacco pipe with a bowl made from a white mineral (hydrous magnesium silicate), popular in the 19th century.