VOCABULARY: Autumn The Bluest Eye

WORD & PART OF SPEECH melancholy

noun

DEFINITION a deep, pensive, long-lasting sadness

ILLUSTRATION OR EXAMPLE

lofty
-adjective

elevated in style or nature

bemused
adjective

puzzled, confused, bewildered not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

aloof
adjective

fabricate
verb

formed or conceived by the imagination

interminable
adjective

seemingly endless; tiresomely long

chagrined
verb

to feel distressed or humiliated

pervading
verb

to be present and apparent throughout

stultifying
verb

cause to lose enthusiasm, especially as a result of a tedious routine showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect

insolent
adjective

conviction
-noun

a deeply held or firmly fixed belief

martyrdom
-noun

a display of feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or adoration (esp. of a group or area) having a great deal of money or wealth

affluence
-noun

affluent
-adjective

inarticulate
-adjective

unable to speak well or express oneself unchanging; static or constant

invariably
-adverb

abhorrent

adjective

inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant descriptive phrases expressing a characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

epithets
noun