On the Gull's Road Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from On the Gull's Road

impetuous (adjective)

Acting or done quickly without thought or care; rashly energetic.

profusion (noun)

An abundance or large quantity of something.

exquisiteness (noun)

The quality of being extremely beautiful, delicate, or finely crafted.

facetious (adjective)

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

ubiquitous (adjective)

Present, appearing, or found everywhere; seemingly omnipresent.

languid (adjective)

Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; weak or faint.

acrimony (noun)

Bitterness or ill feeling expressed in speech or manner.

disconcert (verb)

To disturb the composure of; to unsettle or fluster.

tendrils (noun)

Slender, threadlike appendages of a climbing plant that curl around supports; by extension, any similar curling strands.

mercurial (adjective)

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind; volatile and lively.

promontories (noun)

Points of high land that jut out into a body of water; headlands.

translucent (adjective)

Allowing light to pass through diffusely; semi-transparent.

vocalization (noun)

The act of expressing or uttering something with the voice.

impassive (adjective)

Not feeling or showing emotion; unmoved and indifferent.

lugubrious (adjective)

Looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful.

iridescent (adjective)

Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

tepid (adjective)

Only slightly warm; lukewarm. Also used figuratively to mean lacking in enthusiasm or conviction.

forebodings (noun)

Strong feelings that something bad is about to happen; fearful apprehensions.

fortitude (noun)

Courage and strength in facing pain, danger, or difficulty.

regally (adverb)

In a manner befitting or resembling a monarch; with impressive dignity.

despondently (adverb)

In a manner showing loss of hope or courage; with dejection.

importunities (noun)

Persistent and often annoying requests or demands.

entreatingly (adverb)

In a manner that earnestly begs or pleads.

obliterating (verb)

Destroying utterly; wiping out all traces of.

voluble (adjective)

Speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently; extremely talkative.