Heart of Darkness Flashcards
1
Q
Ascetic (adj)
A
Complexion brought on by not eating for spiritual/virtual reasons
2
Q
Diaphanous (adj)
A
Translucent
3
Q
August (adj)
A
Holds great reverence/wisdom
4
Q
Immutability (adj)
A
Unchanging
5
Q
Sepulcher (n)
A
Burial ground
6
Q
Sententiously (adj)
A
Righteousness; excessive mortality
7
Q
Imperturbable (adj)
A
Undisturbed or unphased
8
Q
Insipid (adj)
A
Without distinctive or stimulating qualities/ vapid
9
Q
Lugubrious (adj)
A
Mournful, gloomy, dismal
10
Q
Alacrity (n)
A
Promptness in response
11
Q
Rapacious (adj)
A
Given to seizing or satisfaction of greed
12
Q
Insidious (adj)
A
Stealthily treacherous or deceitful
13
Q
Propitiatory (adj)
A
Serving or intended to make favorably inclined/ to appease
14
Q
Uncouth (adj)
A
Awkward, clumsy or unmannerly
15
Q
Trenchant (adj)
A
Vigorous or incisive in expression or style
