The Invisible Girl Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from The Invisible Girl

promontory (noun)

A high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water.

betokened (verb)

Was a sign of or gave evidence of something.

guise (noun)

An outward appearance or form, especially one that is assumed or misleading.

countenance (noun)

A person's face or facial expression.

garrulity (noun)

The quality of talking too much, especially about trivial things; excessive talkativeness.

melancholy (noun)

A deep, persistent sadness or gloom.

fain (adjective)

Willing or obliged under the circumstances; compelled by necessity.

bark (noun)

A small sailing vessel or boat.

caprice (noun)

A sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated change of mind or action; a whim.

lurid (adjective)

Glowing with an unnatural, pale, or ghastly light; unnervingly vivid.

embrasure (noun)

An opening in a wall, especially one that is splayed so it is wider on the inside than the outside, such as a window recess.

woeful (adjective)

Full of sorrow; deeply sad or pitiable.

discordant (adjective)

Lacking harmony or agreement; conflicting or jarring.

docile (adjective)

Ready to accept instruction or control; submissive and easily managed.

flinty (adjective)

Resembling flint; hard, unyielding, and pitiless.

tutelage (noun)

The authority, guidance, or instruction of a guardian or tutor.

facile (adjective)

Easily influenced or deceived; too readily yielding.

palliate (verb)

To make something bad seem less serious or severe; to disguise the gravity of an offense.

envenomed (adjective)

Filled with poison or malice; made toxic or deeply harmful.

apparition (noun)

A ghostly or supernatural figure; something remarkable or unexpected that appears.

tumultuous (adjective)

Characterized by great agitation, commotion, or turbulent emotion.

sedulously (adverb)

In a diligent, careful, and persistent manner; with painstaking effort.

unvanquishable (adjective)

Impossible to defeat, overcome, or subdue.

sequestered (adjective)

Isolated and hidden away from others; secluded.