Chapter 1 - The Professor and His Family
perpendicular
Intersecting at or forming right angles
facile
Too simplistic or easy
articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
ardor
intense and passionate feeling
sonorousness
deep sound
snuff
dust and/or small particulates
venial
easily excused or forgiven
distend
expand; swell out
disenchant
free from enthusiasm
imposing
grand and impressive in appearance
coveted
greedily desired or wished for
deplored
hated; resented
buttressed
held up, supported
enumerated
mention (a number of things) one by one
incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
miser
one who saves greedily
irretrievably
permanently; in a manner that cannot be reversed
utterance
something that is said
nitric acid
strong acid used to make fertilizers, explosives, and rust metals
complexion
texture and color of the skin of the face
gable
the part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof
conjecture
to guess
abate
to lessen in violence or intensity