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Heart of Darkness vocab
Heart of Darkness vocab
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Language - English
10th Grade
05/20/2013

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Alacrity
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Cheerful readiness, promptness; liveliness; eagerness
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Assegais
Definition
spear or javelin used by Bantu-speaking people in South Africa
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Beguiled
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to influence by trickery, flattery; to mislead or deceive
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diaphanous
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sheer, light; translucent; transparent
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emissary
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an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy
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enigma
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puzzling, or inexplicably occurred
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ichthyosaurus
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predatory marine animal that lived in the Jurassic Period
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immutability
Definition
not capable of or susceptible to change
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out; not yeilding to fatigue; untiring
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inscrutable
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not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable
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interminable
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incapable of being terminated unyeilding to fatigue, untiring
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lugubrious
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mournful; dismal; or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated or unrelieved manner
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prevaricator
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someone who strays from or evades the truth
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primeval
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of the earliest age of the world
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency
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rapacity
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the state or quality of being excessively greedy or given to theft
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recrudescence
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a new outbreak after a period of inactivity; renewal
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sententiously
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given to excessive moralizing; to be self righteous
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sepulcher
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a burial chamber; to bury, inter, or entomb
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wanton
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deliberate and without motive or prevarication; of a cruel or violent action; maliciously or unjustifiably
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altruistic
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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evanescent
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soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence
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fortitude
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mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
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fusillade
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a number of shots fired simultaneously or in a rapid succession
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harlequin
Definition
a conventional buffoon, traditionally presented in a mask. having a pattern of brightly colored diamond shapes
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imbecility
Definition
point of weakness; feebleness in capacity
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impalpable
Definition
incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, intangible
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implacable
Definition
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified, inexorable
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incontinently
Definition
not restrained, uncontrolled; incontinent rage, lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions
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inscrutable
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not easily understood, mysterious, unfathomable
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intrepidity
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brave, courageous, resolutely fearless
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peroration
Definition
the concluding part of a speech. intended to inspire enthusiasm
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pestiferous
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carrying a disease or sickness; to be annoying
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preeminently
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eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing
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prodigious
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extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree; wonderful or marvelous, obsolete
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recondite
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beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding
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rudimentary
Definition
consisting in first principles, very imperfectly developed
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sagacious
Definition
keen in sense of perception
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serried
Definition
pressed together; compacted
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wraith
Definition
an apparition of a living person supposed to signify his or her death; a visible spirit
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aspiration
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a hope or ambition of achieving something; the object of an ambition; a goal
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atrocious
Definition
extremely shocking or wicked,cruel, or brutal. shockingly bad or tasteless, dreadful or abominable
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aversion
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a fixed, intense dislike; hatred for
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decorous
Definition
in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained
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degradation
Definition
the wearing down of land by erosive action of water, wind, or ice
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discretion
Definition
the power or right to decide according to one's judgement, quality of being discreet
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eloquent
Definition
movingly expressive. characterized by forceful and appropriate expression
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fecund
Definition
producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc. in abundance
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guileless
Definition
free from guile; sincere; straightforward, innocent
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incantation
Definition
the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power; magical ceremonies; a spell or charm; magic or sorcery
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inexorable
Definition
relentless; not to be persuaded; moved, or stopped
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied; quenchless
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irresolutely
Definition
infirm of purpose; vacillating
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languor
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lack of energy; sluggish
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odious
Definition
arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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placid
Definition
pleasantly calm; peaceful' unruffled; quiet or undisturbed
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placid
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pleasantly calm; peaceful' unruffled; quiet or undisturbed
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placid
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pleasantly calm; peaceful' unruffled; quiet or undisturbed
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ponderous
Definition
of great weight; heavy; massive; awkward or unweildy
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senile
Definition
having or showing weakness or disease of old age; especially a loss of mental facilities
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senile
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having or showing weakness or disease of old age; especially a loss of mental facilities
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ponderous
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of great weight; heavy; massive; awkward or unweildy
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tenebrous
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dark; gloomy; obscure
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voracious
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craving or consuming large quantities of food; exceedingly eager
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abscond
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to depart in a sudden or secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution
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ebb
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to decline or decay; fade away
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