The Black Cat Vocab - 9th Grade

Homely

Rooted in domestic life. ?

Barroques

Something that is "grotesque," "extravagant," or "in corrupt taste".

Docility

The quality of being easily managed, submissive, or obedient.

Sagacious

Astutely insightful and wise.

Gossamer

Something delicate, light, and insubstantial.

Peevish

Fretful, irritable, or annoyed due to old age.

Apparition

Supernatural or ghostly appearance.

Phantasm

A mental image or an illusion.

Loathsome

Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive. ?

Chimaera

A hallucination or a figment of the imagination, rather than a physical monster.

Infamy

Notoriety or extreme ill repute, used to describe a place that is exceptionally corrupt or wicked.

Hogshead

A large barrel. ?

Fanciful

A creation of the imagination or a fantasy.

Brute

A large, strong animal and a rough, violent man.

Incumbent

Lying or resting with its weight upon something else.

Porter

A person hired to carry goods.

Mortar

The traditional building material used to bind bricks together.

Felicity

Happiness or a state of well-being, representing a high degree of bliss, joy, or contentment.