Vocab
- gaberdine - a raincoat made of gabardine, a durable woven cloth
- alienist - old term for psychiatrist
- lugubrious - looking/sounding sad or dismal
- declivity - a downward slope
- jetty - landing stage or small pier for boats
- recrudescence - recurrence of an undesirable condition
- bight - a loop of rope
- efface - erase a mark, or make oneself seem insignificant or inconspicuous
- trenchant - vigorous or incisive in expression or style, or having a sharp edge
- nicety - a fine detail or precision, or a minor aspect of etiquette
- rapacity - aggressive greed
- supercilious - acting as if one thinks himself superior to others
- sepulchral - referring to a tomb or burial; gloomy or dismal
- pestiferous - harboring infection or disease; constituting a pest; annoying
- recondite - little known or abstruse
- untrammeled - not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered; unfettered
- peroration - the concluding part of a speech, designed to incite emotion or enthusiasm
- withal - in addition; with
- privation - a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking.
- fecund - fertile
- tenebrous - dark, shadowy, obscure
- ulster - a man’s long, loose overcoat of rough cloth, typically with a belt at the back.
- drubbing - a beating or thrashing; a resounding defeat
- Gallicism - a French expression, often one used by a speaker of another language
Quotes
- ” We live, as we dream - alone…”
- ” reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage…”