The Picture of Dorian Gray vocab pt 2

Insolences

Contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech

Interminable

Seeming to be without an end; endless

Invariably

Without variation or change, in every case

Irretrievable

Unable to be recovered or regained

Languidly

In a manner lacking in spirit or interest; listlessly; indifferently

Liveries

Uniforms worn by servants

Lucrative

Producing wealth; profitable

Lurid

Gruesome; horrible; revolting

Maladies

Undesirable conditions or disorders

Mediocrity

State of being ordinary; not outstanding

Misanthrope

Hater of humankind

Myriad

A very great number of persons of things

Omnibus

Vehicle carrying many passengers, used for public transport

Orphreys

Ornamental bands or borders, esp. On ecclesiastics vestments

Panegyric

Formal or elaborate praise

Parasols

Light, usually small umbrellas carried as protection from the sun

Parody

Imitate for purposes of ridicule or satire

Pathos

Feeling of sympathy or pity

Petulant

Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered

Philanthropy

Effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind

Pompous

Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity

Portico

Structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch

Prate

Talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

Precipe

Cliff with a vertical or overhanging face

Presentiment

Feeling of evil to come

Prig

Self-righteous person who demands pointless conformity

Procured

Obtained or gotten by care, effort, or the use of special means

Profligacy

Reckless extravagance

Protege

One whose welfare is promoted by an influential persons

Prudence

Caution with regard to practical matters; discretion

Quay

Landing place constructed along the edge of a body of water

Rejoinder

Answer to a reply; response

Revivalist

Person who promotes or holds religious revivals

Sanguine

Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

Satyr

An evil, lascivious man, shuffled

Shambled

Walked or went awkwardly; shuffled

Singed

Burned superficially or slightly; scorched

Smite

Strike down, injure, or slay

Sordid

Filthy or dirty; foul

Stagnate

Stop developing growing, or progressing

Tarnished

Diminished or became tainted

Tawdry

Gaudy; showy and cheap

Tedious

Boring, tiring, monotonous, dull

Trivial

Of very little importance or value; insignificant

Turbid

Clouded; opaque; obscured

Ulster

Long, loose, heavy overcoat

Unadulterated

Not mixed with impurities; without qualifications

Uncouth

Awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

Vulgarity

Act or expression that offends good taste or property

Wainscoting

Wood paneling for lining interior walls