Heart of Darkness Vocab #2

audacity

rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence; a willingness to take bold risks.

ostentation

pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice.

ominous

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

implacable

incapable of being appeased or pacified

intrepidity

resolutely fearless; dauntless

farcical

relating to or resembling farce(it is so disorganized or ridiculous that you cannot take it seriously), especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

inexorable

not to be persuaded to move

inexplicable

incapable of being explained

shoal

a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

atrocious

horrifyingly wicked.

peroration

the ending of a rhetorical(meant to persuade) speech; pompous speech

altruistic

having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others

harlequin

a clownish figure dressed in colorful patchwork clothing

privation

a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking

crestfallen

dejected; lacking in spirit; discouraged

fecund

fruitful in offspring or vegetation; very fertile

obtruded

become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way.

tenebrous

dark; shadowy or obscure.

sarcophagus

a stone coffin

fidelity

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief