Short Tales of Joseph Conrad Glossary

Short Tales of Joseph Conrad Glossary

misshapen

Malformed and distorted.

emaciated

Withered and skeletal from lack of nourishment.

listless

Drowsy, sluggish and lacking physical, mental and emotional energy.

tempest

A storm, uproar or commotion.

arabesque

Decoration additions of intertwining lines which originated in Arabic or Moorish art.

plaintive

Melancholic and mounful.

inexplicable

Impossible to explain; mysterious; unknowable.

incorrigible

Beyond all hope of changing ways; irredeemable.

sinuous

Twisting and winding; supple and flexible.

venerable

Respected, honored and esteemed.

festooned

Ceremoniously decorated; bedecked.

propitiate

Calm down, pacify or mollify.

abysmal

Bottomlessly horrible and terrifying.

audacious

Brazenly, boldly courageous.

ignoble

Lacking a sense of nobility or esteem.

crepuscular

Relating to happening during twilight.

petulance

Childish and immature sulking.

caprice

An abrupt and unexpected shift in emotion.

compunction

Shame, regret and sorrow over the arrival of a conscience bringing on feelings of guilt.

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