The Secret History

The Secret History Glossary

Morbid

Sick, unhealthy

Consolatory

Comforting

Dolorous

Melancholy

Indelible

Permanent, irremovable

Platitude

Ordinary, trite

Digress

Get off the point, wander away from the subject

Jauntily

Light-heartedly, with complete unconcern

Apparition

Vision, sight

Phosphorescent

Luminous, glowing

Fatuous

Silly and pointless

Circumlocution

Using excessive language or words, especially to be confusing or vague

Vulpine

Sly or fox-like

Exegesis

Critical analysis or explanation, especially of a written text

Tantamount

Equivalent to

Corporeally

Related to flesh or the body

Pallid

Pale, colorless

Obfuscated

Concealed or hidden

Chiton

Tunic worn in Classical Greece and Rome, typically fashioned at the shoulder

Catalyst

Event or action that provokes a further series of events

Carnal

Related to sexuality