Heart of Darkness Vocab #1

luminous

radiating light

interminable

endless

ascetic

rigid, strict, morally severe, self-disciplined

diaphanous

light, delicate, and translucent

venerable

sacred, religious, respected

lurid

revolting in appearance; horrible in savagery or violence; vivid in shocking detail

somnambulist

sleepwalker

imperturbably

always calm and controlled despite difficult situations

sententiously

an annoying attempt to sound smart or important

enigma

a person that it mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

lugubrious

being sad, mournful, dismal in excessive amounts

recrudescence

a new outbreak after a period of inactivity

declivity

a downward slope

insidious

gradually and secretly causing harm

philanthropic

seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent

propitiatory

intended to reconcile

moribund

near death

inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand

rout

disorderly retreat of troops; overwhelming defeat

insolence

rude or disrespectful behavior

rapacity

aggressive greed

beguile

charm someone, sometimes in a deceptive way