Les Miserables Vocabulary 

1.      Lugubrious (adj.)- gloomy; mournful; dismal.  

2.      Ignominy (n.)- great dishonor or humiliation;  disgraceful character.  

3.      Effaced (v./ adj.)- erased (wiped out). 

4.      Timorous (adj.)- timid; full of apprehension. 

5.      Expiation (n.)- atonement; the act of making reparation for.  

6.      Equivocal (adj.)- ambiguous; questionable.  

7.      Enigmatic (adj.)- mysterious; inexplicable.  

8.      Affable (adj.)- friendly, approachable.  

9.      Veneration (n.)- respect or reverence.  

10.  Antipathy (n.)- a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.  

 11.  Infallible (adj.)- incapable of error

12.  Imperious (adj.)- overbearing, domineering

13.  Insinuation  (n.)- implication; veiled 

accusation or suggestion

14.  Adroit (adj.) skillful, adept; especially 

under stressful conditions

15.  Ineffable (adj.) inexpressible; beyond words

16.  Obtuse (adj.) lacking quickness of perception

 or intellect

17.  Ethereal (adj.)- delicate, heavenly (related to ether)

18.  Chagrin (n.) a feeling of embarrassment,

 humiliation, or annoyance

19.  Impertinent (adj.)- imprudent (not showing due respect),

 rude or intrusive

20.  Prostration (n.)- the act of lying face down 

in submission or adoration