Chronicle of a Death Foretold Vocab Ch 1-5
Furtive, Furtively (Adj, Adverb)
Secretive, sneaky
Artifices (Noun)
A manipulative tactic; a trick
Enigma (Noun)
A mystery; a puzzling situation
Indignation/Indignant (Noun/Adj)
Angry; furious; righteous anger
Barbarous/Barbaric (Adj)
Brutal; rabid; savage; cruel
Prudence (Noun)
Cautious, careful
Insolent (Adj)
Disrespectful; rude
Prodigious (Adj)
Excessive; big; large
Consummated (Verb)
Finished, completed, done
Conjectures/ Conjecture (Noun, Verb)
Guess, opinion
Reproached/ Reproach (Verb, Noun)
Guilt, disgrace, scandalous
Valor (Noun)
Honor, bravery, courage
Tumult/Tumult (Noun, Adj.)
Instability, unprecedented, chaos, disorder, confusion
Fib, Fib/Fibbing (Noun, Verb)
Lie, being deceptive
Carousing, Carouse (Noun, Verb)
Partying and drinking
Fervor/Fervently (Noun/Adverb)
Passion; enthusiasm; intensity
Intermittent (Adj)
Periodically; Sporadic; Not consistent
Feign / Feigns/ Feigning (Verb)
Pretend, faking, deceiving
Stealthy/ Stealth (Adj. , Noun)
Quiet, unnoticed, inconspicuous, secretive, ninja-like, under the radar
Stigma (Noun)
Stereotype; a disgrace; a stain (on a reputation)
Stolid (Adj) Stolidity/Stolidness (Noun) Stolidly (Adverb)
Stoic; emotionless; not showing any reaction or emotion
Dissuaded (Verb)
To convince to not do something
Ascertain (Verb)
To determine; make certain; deduce
Absolved/Absolve/Absolving (Verb)
To free oneself from guilt or responsibility
Superfluous/ Superfluously (Adj. , Adv.)
Unnecessary, excessive
Augury (Noun)
Warning, omen, prediction