Chapter XXVII. In prison. — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter XXVII. In prison.

chafed

Felt irritated, impatient, or restless due to restrictions or frustration.

taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

prodigal

A person who leaves home and returns after a period of absence, often alluding to the biblical parable of the Prodigal Son.

repudiated

Refused to accept or be associated with; rejected or disowned.

profane

To treat something sacred with irreverence or disrespect.

ribald

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

carousing

Drinking alcohol and enjoying oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.

vindictively

In a manner showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

epithets

Descriptive words or phrases expressing a quality or attribute, here used as insults.

interlarded

Interspersed or mixed in with something else.

prostrated

Reduced to extreme physical weakness or emotional devastation.

nuptials

A wedding ceremony; the rites of marriage.

seditious

Inciting or encouraging rebellion against the authority of a state or ruler.

reverie

A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

ministrations

The provision of assistance or care; acts of service or comfort.

faggots

Bundles of sticks or twigs bound together, used as fuel -- here, for an execution pyre.

arraigned

Called before a court to answer a criminal charge.

mien

A person's look or manner, especially as an indication of character or mood.