Heart of Darkness Vocab Set 2

Impudence

Marked by cocky boldness; not showing appropriate respect.

Vexed

Worried, perturbed.

Prudence

Skill and good judgment; shrewdness.

Pestiferous

Dangerous to society; harboring infection or disease.

Indignation

Righteous anger; anger at a perceived unfairness.

Sagacious

Having judgment; discerning; being keen in perception.

Hovel

An open shed or shelter; a wretched or dirty house.

Edifying

Spiritually instructive or improving.

Cipher

A mystery; puzzle.

Malevolently

Productive of harm or of evil.

Languidly

Slowly; lacking energy or enthusiasm.

Farcical

Laughably inept.

Precarious

Characterized by a lack of security or stability; unstable; risky.

Recondite

Hidden from sight; dealing with a little-known subject; deep.

Inexorable

Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped.

Perdition

Utter destruction or damnation.

Confounded

Confused; perplexed; damned.

Fortitude

Strength of mind allowing one to bear adversity.

Impalpable

Incapable of being experienced through touch; not easily comprehended.

Prodigious

Like an omen; remarkably or impressively large.

Peroration

A highly rhetorical speech; the concluding part of a speech intended to excite to action.

Altruistic

Unselfish; charitable.

Rudimentary

Basic; fundamental; not elaborate.

Harlequin

A humorous character in pantomime or a jester usually wearing a brightly colored, diamond-patterned costume.

Vivaciously

Lively in spirit; sprightly.