Heart of Darkness Vocab 2

impudence

marked by cocky boldness; not showing appropriate respect

vexed

worried; perturbed

prudence

skill and good judgement; shrewdness

pestiferous

dangerous to society; harboring infection or disease

indignation

righteous anger; anger at a perceived unfairness

sagacious

having judgement; discerning; being keen in perception

hovel

an open shed or shelter; a wretched or dirty house

edifying

spiritually instructive or improving

cipher

a mystery; puzzle

malevolently

productive of harm or of evil

languidly

slowly; lacking energy or enthusiasm

farcical

laughably inept

precarious

characterized by a lack of security or stability; unstable; risky

recondite

hidden from sight; dealing with a little-known subject; deep

inexorable

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped

perdition

utter destruction or damnation

confounded

confused; perplexed; damned

fortitude

strength of mind allowing one to bear adversity

impalpable

incapable of being experienced through touch; not easily comprehended

prodigious

like an omen; remarkably or impressively large

peroration

a highly rhetorical speech; the concluding part of a speech intended to excite to action

altruistic

unselfish; charitable

rudimentary

basic; fundamental; not elaborate

harlequin

a humerous character in pantomime or a jester usually wearing a brightly colored, diamond-patterned costume

vivaciously

lively in spirit; sprightly