The Stranger Vocab

Existentialism

a philosophical movement centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad

 

Absurdism

  a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that the search for order brings the individual into conflict with the universe

infirmity

illness

retching

vomiting

gaunt

haggard

plaintive

melancholy

voraciously

ravenously

imperceptible

subtle

taciturn

silent

vexation

annoyance

aversion

detestation

elicit

evoke

odious

offensive

ingenuousness

innocence

dubious

questionable

inexorable

unrelenting

execration

loathing

magistrate

a judge or civil authority who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses 

amiable

friendly and kindly

scrupulous

careful to behave morally and/or characterized by extreme care and great effort

meticulous

treating details with great care

indifferent

showing no care or concern

scrutinize

to look at very carefully

indignant

angered at something unjust or wrong

contrite

feeling regret for a fault or offence

futile

unproductive or unsuccessful effort

plausible

apparently reasonable, but unproven