Vocabulary List #4: The Night Gardener

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Vocabulary List #4 for the novel The Night Gardener.

Sourwoods

The woods, but not a comforting place; no bird sounds or insects, just nothing but woods.

Insinuated

To suggest or hint at something unpleasant in an indirect, underhanded, or sly way.

Fronds

A large, finely divided, and often feather-like compound leaf.

Amorous

Someone who is strongly moved by, or deeply inclined toward, love.

Lilt

A gentle, pleasant rising and falling sound, rhythm, or cadence in a voice or a piece of music.

Tarpaullin

A large, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof sheet used to protect objects from the elements.

prowess

exceptional skill, strength, or expertise in a certain activity

Ambivalence

the date of experiencing a simultaneous, conflicting feelings or contradictory attitude towards a person, object or thing

Emanated

means to come out from, originate, or to be sent fourth from a source.

Enigma

is a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or impossible to fully understand

Denomination

a classification for the value of money or a recognized, autonomous subgroup of a religious organization.

Pilfering

the act of stealing things of little value, usually in a small quantities and in a stealthy or repeated manor.