Heart of Darkness 1
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palinurus47 on March 1, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Offing | The part of the visible sea at a distance from the shore beyond anchorages or inshore navigational dangers |
| Diaphanous | Filmy, translucent |
| Inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted or understood |
| Sedentary | completely inactive |
| Propensity | an often intense preference or natural inclination |
| Spectral | ghostly |
| Sprits | a spar that crosses a fore and aft of a sail diagonally |
| Luminous | glowing, shining |
| Estuary | Water passage where the tide meets the river current |
| Ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal or spiritual discipline |
| Venerable | Sacred, religious or respected |
| August | marked by majestic dignity |
| Knight Errant | a knight traveling in search of adventures in which to exhibit military skill and prowess. |
| Immutability | Permanence |
| Concertina | a small musical, instrument, like an accordion |
| Somnambulist | a sleepwalker |
| Ominous | Unfavorable or threatening |
| Sententiously | full of meaning, saying much in few words, giving advice |
| Enigma | something hard to understand or |
| Insipid | Without any taste or spirit of interest |
| Abomination | a thing that causes disgust or hatred |
| Ponderously | heavily |
| Ungarnished | bare, unadorned |
| Alienist | psychiatrist (a 19th century term for a medical specialty that was just emerging) |
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