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Heart of Darkness 1

Vocab list 1

TermDefinition
Assegais slender, iron-tipped spears used as weapons, especially in parts of Africa
August inspiring admiration or respect; majestic or dignified
Connoisseur a person with expert knowledge or refined taste, especially in art, food, or music
Declivity a downward slope or incline
Detonation an explosion or the act of exploding
Diaphanous light, delicate, and translucent
Digressions departures from the main subject in speech or writing
Drollery humor that is odd, amusing, or whimsical
Emissary a person sent on a special mission, usually as a representative or messenger
Estuary the wide mouth of a river where it meets the sea, mixing freshwater and saltwater
Ichthyosaurus an extinct marine reptile that lived during the age of dinosaurs
Immutability he quality of being unchangeable or permanent
Indefatigable unable to be tired; persistent and tireless
Insidious gradually harmful in a subtle or deceptive way
Interminable seeming to have no end; endless
Moribund near death or in a state of decline
Precedence priority in importance, order, or rank
Primeval relating to the earliest ages of history or ancient times
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