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"A Princess of Mars" Wordlist

Quotes from "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Also a couple word I can't find in there but they ought to be.
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  1. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
    I found myself lying prone upon a bed of yellowish, moss-like vegetation which stretched around me in all directions for interminable miles.
  2. eternal
    continuing forever or indefinitely
    But where to go, and how, was as much of a puzzle to me as the age old search for the spring of eternal life has been to earthly men since the beginning of time.
  3. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
    My revolvers were strapped to my lifeless body which, for some unfathomable reason, I could not bring myself to touch.
  4. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
    Can't find a quote...I think this is a newer word.
  5. incomparable
    such that comparison is impossible
    ...no day passed that did not bring some new proof of their love for my princess, the incomparable Dejah Thoris.
  6. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
    ...I perceived neither glory nor profit in pitting my relatively puny strength against the iron muscles and brutal ferocity of this enraged denizen of an unknown world...
  7. accoutrement
    accessory or supplementary item of clothing
    A warrior approached bearing the arms, ornaments, and full accouterments of his kind.
  8. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    I saw Tars Tarkas rise to speak, and on his face was such an expression as I had never seen upon the countenance of a green Martian warrior.
  9. contraption
    a small mechanical device or tool
    ...Earth men, almost without exception, cover their bodies with strange, unsightly pieces of cloth, and their heads with hideous contraptions the purpose of which we have been unable to conceive...
  10. worsted
    a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
    ...I wished, if I worsted him at all, to do it with his own weapon.
  11. courtliness
    elegance suggestive of a royal court
    His manners were perfect, and his courtliness was that of a typical southern gentleman of the highest type.
  12. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
    The Indians had by this time discovered that I was alone and I was pursued with imprecations, arrows, and rifle balls.
  13. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
    ...but later, when I had become acquainted with their customs, I learned that I had won what they seldom accord, a manifestation of approbation.
  14. solicitude
    a feeling of excessive concern
    I had at least two friends on Mars; a young woman who watched over me with motherly solicitude, and a dumb brute which...
  15. commodious
    large and roomy
    The chariots themselves were large, commodious, and gorgeously decorated.
  16. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
    ...after they completed the work I went about garbed in all the panoply of war.
  17. importunity
    insistent solicitation and entreaty
    ...I nearly drove Sola distracted with my importunities to hasten on my education...
  18. atavism
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
    She was indeed, as her fellow Martian had said of her, and atavism; a dear and precious reversion to a former type of loved and loving ancestor.
  19. augur
    predict from an omen
    For an instant I thought Tars Tarkas would strike him dead, nor did the aspect of Lorquas Ptomel augur any too favorably for the brute...
  20. temerity
    fearless daring
    "Do you know what your unprecedented temerity would have cost you had you failed to kill either of the two chieftains whose metal you now wear?"
  21. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
    I would much rather not have told her anything of my antecedents, but no man could look into the depth of those eyes and refuse her slightest behest.
  22. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
    ...but during the vicissitudes of those trying centuries of readjustment to new conditions, not only did their advancement and production cease entirely, but practically all their archives, records, and literature were lost.
Created on Sun Mar 29 11:54:37 EDT 2009 (updated Sat Sep 26 12:50:21 EDT 2009)

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