Mitch Vocabulary - Siddhartha

Veil

Piece of fine material worn to conceal/protect face

Ostracize

Exclude from society/group

Erudition

Having/showing great knowledge/learning

Mortification

Great embarrassment/shame

Subservient

Obey other unquestionably

Benediction

Speaking/bestowing blessings (religious typically)

Kindle

Light/set fire

Grove

Small wood/grave/group of trees

Bangle

Rigid bracelet/anklet

Courtesan

Prostitute (historical context) → upper class clients

Scornfully

Showing no respect/think they are stupid

Trifle

Object of little value, substance, or importance

Apt

Appropriate/suitable

Piety

Quality of being religious 

Circuitous

Longer than the most direct way

Contently

Expresses happiness/satisfaction

Indolent

Want to avoid activity, lazy

Servile

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

Desolation

A state of complete emptiness or destruction

Confer

Have discussion; exchange opinions

Reproach

Address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment

Hastiness

Overly eager

Lament

Expressing grief

Repulse

Cause someone to feel intense distaste and aversion

Exalted

In state of extreme happiness; to glorify

Doctrine

Belief/set of beliefs taught by a church/political group

Inertia

Object in motions = stay in motion, objects at rest = stays at rest

Disdain

Considered to be unworthy of one’s consideration or respect

Fevor

Intense and passionate feeling.

Squander

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

Idle

Without purpose or motion

Tepid

Showing little enthusiasm 

Insipid

Lacking vigor on interest

Covet

Wanting to possess or have (something)

Acquisitive

Excessive interest in acquiring money or material things 

Declivity

A downward slope

Solace

Comfort/consolation at a difficult time

Besmirched

Damage the reputation 

Efface

Erase a mark from a surface

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance

Expiation

The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing

Carousing

The activity of drinking alcohol and enjoying oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.

Thwart

Prevent (someone from accomplishing something

Monger

A dealer or trader in a specified commodity.

Keenly

Eagerly or enthusiastically; intense

Hindrance

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

Senile

Having or showing the weakness or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental capacities

Precocious

Having certain abilities or maturity at an earlier age than usual 

Pallid

(of someone’s face) pale, typically because of poor health

Pyre

Heap of combustible material

Exhort

Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

Vanity

Excessive pride in or admiration of one’s appearance or achievements

Trivial

Of little value or importance

Indignant

Feeling or showing anger at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Assent

The expression of approval or agreement

Intrinsic

From within

Benevolent

Well-meaning; kindly 

Presentiment

An intuitive feeling about the future