Moby Dick vocab Flashcards
Imprecation
Noun
Curse
Rejoinder
Noun
Answer; reply
Maelstrom
Noun
A large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
A restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs
Tacit
Adjective
Implied but not expressed openly
Acquiescence
Noun
Agreement or consent by silence or without objection
Volition
Noun
Will
Cant
Verb
Tilt, or tip
Malediction
Noun
Curse
Quaff
Verb
To drink an intoxicating beverage with hearty enjoyment
Malignity
Noun
Malevolence, spite; intense ill will
Apparition
Noun
Unexpected sight or ghost like figure that appears suddenly
Ubiquitous
Adjective
Existing everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
Erudite
Adjective
Scholarly; educated
Unwonted
Adjective
Not customary or usual; rare
Monomania
Noun
Obsessive zeal or interest in a single thing, idea, or subject
Immitigable
Adjective
Relentless; unappeasable
Reverie
Noun
State of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing; a daydream
Infallible
Adjective
Absolutely trustworthy or sure.
Unfailing in effectiveness.
Tribulation
Noun
Grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering; affliction
Abominate
Verb
To regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor
Perdition
Noun
State of spiritual ruin; Damnation.
Utter destruction or ruin
Portentous
Adjective
Ominously significant or indicative; having the quality of an omen
Cajole
Verb
To persuade by flattery or promises
Benignity
Noun
The quality of being kindly, gentle, or favorable
