Vocabulary Unit Sixteen: Kim McGlynn
undulate
(v.) to move in a wavelike motion
scud
(v.) to move or run swiftly as if driven forward
cavalier
(adj.) casual, careless
indigo
(adj.) deep violet blue
dissonant
(adj.) disagreeing or harsh in sound, discordant
benign
(adj.) gracious, kindly, favorable, pleasant
transient
(adj.) impermanent, fleeting, short-lived, not lasting or enduring in the novel (noun form: transience)
supine
(adj.) lying on the back; inactive or passive
vagrant
(adj.) nomadic, idle wandering (in the novel - mental wandering)
sepia
(adj.) of grayish or olive brown color
luminous
(adj.) radiating or emitting light
opulent
(adj.) rich, affluent; abundant, plentiful
ascendant
(adj.) superior, rising
azure
(adj.) the blue of a clear, cloudless sky
copse
(n.) a thicket of small trees or bushes
demise
(n.) death
debridement
(n.) surgical removal or foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound
embellish
(v.) to decorate or adorn (also to enhance with fictitious additions)