Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

1. Wuthering Heightsby Emily Brontë Vocab II Chapters 19-22(ish)

2. Ague • N. Sickness with chills/fever • Because she was suffering with ague, Hannah was unable to attend school Monday. Tuesday she stayed out because you’re supposed to be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

3. sanguine • Adj. Optimistic; cheerful • Roy’s sanguine attitude makes it difficult for Haber to remain angry with him, even when he moves his nameplate.

4. trepidation • N. Fearfulness; apprehension • Despite Wuthering Heights’s presenting a foreboding façade, Lockwood approaches it without trepidation.

5. filial • Adj. Of the relationship between a child/son and his parents • In youth, our filial responsibilities generally consist of obedience and proper respect, but in adulthood aging parents require other duties of their children.

6. Victual(s) • N. Food • I’m shirking my filial duties by not preparing a traditional Easter lunch for the extended family this year. My victuals on the 20th will include neither ham nor Jell-O salad.

7. salubrious • Adj. Health-giving; wholesome • Romantics (and especially transcendentalists) espoused the salubrious qualities of the countryside; air there was definitely more healthy than in industrial cities.

8. languid • Adj. Relaxed; unhurried • People with type-A personalities don’t stroll languidly; they are constantly in a hurry.

9. Mitigate(d) • V. Alleviate(d); abate(d) • Seniors’ anxieties are much mitigated by the first college acceptance letter that arrives.

10. boor • N. Rude or uncultured person; loudmouth • Many people on daytime TV and talk radio act like boors to gain attention. Surely they’re not that rude in real-life.

11. diabolical • Adj. Evil; cruel • Batman foils Scarecrow’s diabolical plan to poison Gotham’s water supply.

12. epistle • N. Letter; correspondence • Frankenstein begins with a series of epistles which frame the novel’s main storyline.

13. immolation • N. Sacrifice by fire; holocaust • In some cultures, self-immolation is a centuries old practice of protest or martyrdom, but setting oneself afire is particularly extreme in most belief systems.

14. diurnal • Adj. Daily; daytime • People who work the third shift have to adjust their diurnal cycle over time.

15. ramparts • N. Fortifications; walls • The orcs built giant ladders to top the ramparts at Helms Deep.

16. Expostulate(d) • V. Admonished; objected • I expostulated with my son all spring break about how much time he spent playing video games.

17. deriding • V. Ridiculing; mocking • Adriana often makes deriding remarks about the novels we read, but I think that deep down she actually loves them.

18. elysium • N. Heaven; afterlife location for the blessed or those related to the Gods in ancient Greek belief • Any idyllic place can be referred to as Elysium, but that’s using the term rather loosely.

19. Corrugate(d) • Adj. Ridged; grooved • The water’s corrugated surface was our first clue as to the rough conditions we were in for; I was seasick within five minutes of casting off.

20. compunction • N. Regret; qualm • Annie volunteered for the lead role without compunction; she didn’t hesitate a bit, since she was confident in her acting ability.

21. presentiment • N. Intuition; foreboding • Ignoring a presentiment will lead to compunction if you end up in the bad situation you foresaw.