15 Vocabulary Words:
1.
"...having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement."
- a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains.
- A place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic, typically marked by a building or other construction
"The blue moreen sofa was ruined from the wine spilled by the guests."
"The shrine was in poor conditions by all the tourists that come weekly."
2.
"The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea..."
- (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind
- unmoving, dormant or hibernating; lazy
"The ship was becalmed in the middle of the Pacific."
"The children for some reason were being torpid in the afternoon."
3.
"John has not much affection for his mother and sisters, and an antipathy to me."
- A deep-seated feeling of dislike
"I have great antipathy towards cigarette smoke."
4.
"Her beauty, her pink cheeks and golden curls, seemed to give delight to all who looked at her, and to purchase indemnity for every fault."
- A sum of money paid as compensation
"The company gave him indemnity after his accident."
5.
"... I had turned against him to avert farther irrational violence, I was loaded with general opprobrium."
- Harsh criticism or censure
"The opprobrium that the judges gave was unnecessary."
6.
"What a consternation of soul was mine that dreary afternoon!"
- Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
"The consternation that filled the room after the attack was everywhere."
7.
"How all my brain was in tumult."
- Confusion or disorder
"The tumult after the earthquake was inevitable."
8.
"...and to see an uncongenial alien permanently intruded on her own family group."
- Unsuitable
"The flowers are uncongenial for the occasion."
9.
"... the word book acted as a transient stimulus."
- Lasting only for a short time
- An interesting and exciting quality
"The line for the tickets was transient."
"The movie was had a unique stimulus."
10.
"Again I paused; then bunglingly enounced:"
- Make or be prone to making many mistakes
- To say or pronounce; to enunciate
"He bunglingly walked towards the front door."
"He enounced his name clearly for everyone to hear."
11.
"Or stray in the marshes, by false lights beguiled."
- Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
"Most propaganda are to beguiled someone"
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