Heart of Darkness - Part III
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Created by:
brittanyhobbs on February 14, 2011
Subjects:
ap english literature and composition
Classes:
Ms. Melis' AP Literature 12-13, LMHS AP English
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| abscond | run away |
| audacity | aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery |
| circuitous | deviating from a straight course |
| decorous | proper; marked by good taste |
| eloquence | powerful and effective language |
| exultation | a feeling of extreme joy |
| fecund | fertile; productive |
| filch | make off with belongings of others |
| incantation | a chant |
| insatiable | impossible to satiate or satisfy |
| jocose | joking; humorous |
| languor | inactivity |
| obsequious | overly submissive and eager to please |
| precipice | a very steep cliff |
| rent | engage for service under a term of contract |
| sarcophagus | a stone coffin |
| tenebrous | dark and gloomy |
| transfixed | having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
| visage | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| voracious | excessively greedy and grasping |
| wistfulness | a sadly pensive longing |
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