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Heart of Darkness 3
Vocab list 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altruistic | showing selfless concern for the well-being of others |
| Edifying | providing moral or intellectual improvement |
| Evanescent | quickly fading or disappearing |
| Fortitude | courage and strength in facing pain or adversity |
| Fusillade | a rapid outburst of gunfire, criticism, or questions |
| Harlequin | a clown-like character; someone dressed in bright, patterned clothing |
| Imbecility | extreme foolishness or lack of intelligence |
| Incontinently | without self-control; impulsively or immediately |
| Penetrable | capable of being entered, pierced, or understood |
| Peroration | the concluding part of a speech, often intended to inspire |
| Pestiferous | harmful, destructive, or spreading disease |
| Preeminently | to a superior or outstanding degree |
| Repulsive | causing strong dislike, disgust, or revulsion |
| Rudimentary | basic or undeveloped |
| Serried | crowded closely together |
| Stanchions | upright posts used for support or to form a barrier |
| Sustenance | food or nourishment; support for life |
| Unfathomable | impossible to understand or measure |
| Untrammeled | not restricted or confined; free |
| Wraith | a ghost or ghostlike figure |
| Culminated | reached the highest or final point |
| Intrepidity | fearless bravery; courage |
| Modulated | adjusted or controlled in tone, strength, or intensity |