The Red Badge of Courage Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 exhortation | (n.) exclamation used to compel certain behavior |
| exertion | (n.) difficult physical activity |
| contrivance | (n) something made up from pieces of other things |
| Pathos | (n) feeling of sadness or pity in observer |
| lurid | (a) graphic, attracting attention |
| derisive | (a) demeaning, meant to insult |
| piteous | (a) creating feeling of pity |
| haggard | (a) worn down, tattered, old |
| forlorn | (a) sad |
| malediction | (n) curse |
| calamity | (n) catastrophic event |
| compunction | (a) feeling of obligation |
| pestiferous | (a) lots of pests (e.g. rats, bugs) |
| vociferous | (a) loud, talkative |
| prolific | (a) (re)producing quickly |
| somniferous | (a) inspiring sleep |
| coniferous | (a) producing cones |
| odoriferous | (a) smelly |
| peremptory | (a) showing imperious or arrogant self-assurance |
| cowl | (n) a hood or long hooded cloak esp. of a monk |
| gamin | (n) boy who hangs around the streets, urchin |
| audacious | (a) recklessly bold, rash |
| ethereal | (a) beyond the earth, celestial, heavenly, spiritual |
| teamster | (n) one who drives a team (horses, oxen, etc.) |
| bedraggled | (a) dilapidated; soiled or stained as if having been dragged in mud |
| stentorian | (a) very loud |
| obdurate | (a) unwilling to change |
| sward | (n) a grassy yard or field |
| paroxysm | (n) a sudden emotional outburst, fit or convulsion |
| succor | (v/n) relieve; relief, aid |
| tableau | (n) artistic picture or grouping (sometimes depicted by silent and still actors on a stage) |
| impetus | (n) compelling influence |
| melee | (n) a hand-to-hand fight among several people |
| charnel | (n) building where bodies are deposited, mausoleum |
| crone | (n) a withered old woman |
| adroit | (a) dexterous, able, physically coordinated, skilled |
| lugubrious | (a) mournful, dark, dramatic, brooding, dismal |
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