Picture of Dorian Gray Vocab
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- Iridescent pg44
- rainbow-like colors; colors generated by refraction rather than picmentation
- Panegyric pg27
- eulogistic encomium (praise); intended public compliment either written or spoken
- Bismuth (-whitened) pg62
- metal-based whitening powder used primarily in theatrical make up; brittle metal often found with tin and lead
- Staccato pg 26
- characterized by short, clipped, rapid articulation
- Pathos pg53
- arrousing pity or sorrow; one of three modes of persuasion: pathos=emotion, ethos=right and wrong, logos=logic
- Mephitic (intro xii)
- noxious; foul-smelling, usually associated with mines
- Espial pg63
- detection; the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- Moue pg 20
- a small grimace; pout
- Sauntered
- to walk often aimlessly; walk at a leisurly pace
- Supercilious pg40
- disdainful; having or showing arrogant superiority; feeling or showing haughty cocntempt
- Turbid pg59
- cloudy; opaque; muddied; liquid clouded by sediment
- Abstruse pg50
- difficult to penetrate intellectually; incomprehensible
- Bourdon pg5
- a heave bell: tube of organ
- Vivisecting pg59
- operating on living animals
- Querulously
- peevishly; spitefully, irritably
- Listless pg47
- lacking zest or energy; dispirited; showing no enthusiasm; low spirits
- Lethargy pg51
- a state of torpor; inantion; lavk of vitality or energy; drowsiness or indifference
- Frangipani pg49
- tropical American deciduaous shrub with milky sap and funell shaped flowers
- Facile pg39
- arrived at without care or effort; lacking depth. Performing adroitly, without effort. Eloquent; expressing oneself readily, effectively clearly