Heart of Darkness vocab 1

luminous

radiating or reflecting light

interminable

endless (hyperbolic)

ascetic

morally severe, self discipline and abstention

diaphanous

light, delicate, and translucent

venerable

accorded a great deal of respect, especially due to age, wisdom

lurid

very vivid in color as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect

somnamabulist

sleepwalker

imperturbably

calm and controlled even in difficult situations

sententiously

in a way that tries to sound intelligent or important by expressing moral judgements

enigma

a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

lugubrious

gloomy, mournful

recrudescence

the recurrence of an undesirable condition

declivity

a downward slope

insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

philanthropic

promoting the welfare of other through donation of money and goods

propitiatory

make peace with through appeasement

moribund

being on the point of death

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

rout

an overwhelming defeat

insolence

the trait of being rude and impertinent

rapacity

aggressive greed

beguile

charm or enchant sometimes in a deceptive way