Heart Of Darkness Vocab quiz #1

luminous

Emitting light; bright or shining in appearance.

Interminable

Endless; seeming to last forever, often in a tedious way.

Ascetic

A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

Diaphanous

Light, delicate, and translucent, often referring to fabric.

Venerable

Worthy of respect due to age, dignity, or character.

Lurid

Gruesome or sensational; vividly shocking or unpleasant.

Somnambulist

A person who walks while asleep; sleepwalker.

Imperturbably

In a calm, unruffled manner; unaffected by disturbance.

Sententiously

In a way that is overly moralizing or pompous.

Enigma

A person or thing that is mysterious or puzzling.

Lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad, gloomy, or mournful.

Recrudescence

The reappearance or resurgence of something undesirable.

Declivity

A downward slope or incline, typically of land.

Insidious

Subtly harmful, often in a gradual or deceitful way.

Philanthropic

Concerned with promoting the welfare of others; charitable.

Propitiatory

Intended to win favor or make amends; conciliatory.

Moribund

In a state of decline or near death; stagnant.

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand or interpret; mysterious.

Rout

A decisive defeat, often with a chaotic retreat.

Insolence

Rude, disrespectful behavior or attitude toward authority.

Rapacity

Aggressive greed or the desire to seize resources forcefully.

Beguile

To charm or enchant, often deceptively; to deceive.