Chapters 11-24
361399866 | citadel | a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle | |
361399867 | dissemble | make believe with the intent to deceive | |
361399868 | ethereal | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality | |
361399869 | impalpable | not perceptible to the touch | |
361399870 | inextricable | not permitting extrication | |
361399871 | iniquity | an unjust act | |
361399872 | lurid | shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke | |
361399873 | meed | a fitting reward | |
361399874 | mollify | make less rigid or softer | |
361399875 | obviate | prevent the occurrence of | |
361399876 | preternatural | existing outside of or not in accordance with nature | |
361399877 | scurrilous | expressing offensive reproach | |
361399878 | sedulous | marked by care and persistent effort | |
361399879 | somnambulism | walking by a person who is asleep | |
361399880 | somniferous | sleep inducing | |
361399881 | talisman | a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil | |
361399882 | transgressor | sinner | |
361399883 | verdure | lush greenness of flourishing vegetation | |
361399884 | vissitude | unexpected change in fortune or circumstances | |
361399885 | abhor | to hate | |
361399886 | abstruse | difficult to penetrate | |
361399887 | antipathy | strong dislike | |
361399888 | auspicious | favorable | |
361399889 | capricious | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | |
361399890 | conjecture | inference; guesswork | |
361399891 | contumely | a rude expression intended to offend or hurt | |
361399892 | countenance | facial expression | |
361399893 | decorous | proper; tasteful; socially correct | |
361399894 | despot | a cruel and oppressive dictator | |
361399895 | erudite | having or showing profound knowledge | |
361399896 | expatiate | to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely | |
361399897 | gesticulate | to make gestures, especially when speaking | |
361399898 | impute | attribute or credit to | |
361399899 | labyrinth | complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost | |
361399900 | latent | hidden, present but not realized | |
361399901 | loquacity | talkativeness | |
361399902 | ludicrous | absurd; ridiculous | |
361399903 | odious | deserving hate or contempt | |
361399904 | pathos | appeal to emotion | |
361399905 | prate | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk | |
361399906 | propensity | a natural inclination | |
361399907 | propinquity | the property of being close together | |
361399908 | sagacious | wise | |
361399909 | vivactiy | n. livliness of spirit |