AP Literature - The Road Vocabulary

Enshrouded

Envelop completely and hide from view

Apparition

A ghost or ghostlike image of the person

Translucent

Allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through

Sepuchral

Relating to a tomb or interment

Derelicit

In very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

Effigy

A sculpture or a model of a person

Cauterized

Burned the skin or flesh of a wound with a heated instrument, usually to stop bleeding

Discalced

(Barefoot) Denoting or belonging to one of several strict orders of Catholic friars or nuns who go barefoot or only wear sandals

Obsidian

A hard, dark, glasslike volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava without crystallization

Vermiculate

(Worm-like path) Tortuous, involute OR full of worms

Phalanx

A body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation

Colloquial

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formally or literary

Macadam

Broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers

Meager

(of something provided or available) lacking in quality or quantity

Feral

not domesticated or cultivated