Out of the Silent Planet

Johnathon G. (United States of America)
A vocabulary list of C.S. Lewis's classic work Out of the Silent Planet
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  1. bawl
    cry loudly
  2. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  3. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  4. schoolfellow
    an acquaintance that you go to school with
  5. twopence
    a former United Kingdom silver coin
  6. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  7. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  8. balmy
    mild and pleasant
  9. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
  10. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  11. hospitable
    disposed to treat guests and strangers with generosity
  12. assent
    agree or express agreement
  13. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  14. infantile
    of or relating to babies
  15. scruples
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  16. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  17. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  18. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  19. idealistic
    motivated by noble or moral beliefs rather than practicality
  20. bore
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  21. informant
    a person who supplies facts, knowledge, or news
  22. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  23. prise
    move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
  24. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  25. masochism
    sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment
  26. uninitiate
    people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
  27. consult
    seek information from
  28. don
    a teacher or tutor, especially at Cambridge or Oxford
  29. scullery
    a small room next to the kitchen for household jobs
  30. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  31. confidential
    given in secret
  32. unintelligible
    not clearly understood or expressed
  33. disconcerting
    causing an emotional disturbance
  34. bearing
    characteristic way of holding one's body
  35. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  36. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  37. intent
    giving or marked by complete attention to
  38. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  39. idiocy
    extreme mental retardation
  40. conceivable
    capable of being imagined
  41. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  42. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  43. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  44. bellow
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  45. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  46. splendor
    the quality of being magnificent or grand
  47. grave
    requiring serious thought
  48. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  49. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  50. infinitesimal
    immeasurably small
  51. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  52. megalomaniac
    a pathological egotist
  53. oblong
    deviating from a shape by being elongated in one direction
  54. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  55. inexpressible
    defying expression
  56. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  57. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  58. pester
    annoy persistently
  59. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  60. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
  61. deuce
    a word used in exclamations of confusion
  62. attainment
    the act of achieving an aim
  63. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  64. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  65. infernal
    characteristic of or resembling Hell
  66. infringe
    advance beyond the usual limit
  67. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  68. resign
    accept as inevitable
  69. insufferable
    extremely unpleasant or annoying
  70. appreciable
    enough to be estimated or measured
  71. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  72. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  73. ungracious
    lacking charm and good taste
  74. girdle
    a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
  75. tyranny
    dominance through threat of punishment and violence
  76. masseur
    a male massager
  77. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  78. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  79. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  80. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
  81. exertion
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  82. thither
    to or toward that place; away from the speaker
  83. disclose
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  84. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  85. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  86. disquieting
    causing mental discomfort
  87. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  88. contemplation
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
  89. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  90. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  91. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  92. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  93. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  94. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  95. exultation
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
  96. dismal
    causing dejection
  97. blasphemous
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  98. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  99. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  100. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  101. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  102. steward
    someone who manages property or affairs for someone else
  103. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
  104. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  105. ajar
    slightly open
  106. indistinct
    not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
  107. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  108. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  109. invariable
    not liable to or capable of change
  110. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  111. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  112. vermiculate
    infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
  113. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  114. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  115. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
  116. discount
    interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
  117. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  118. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  119. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  120. tenor
    a settled or habitual course of a person's life
  121. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  122. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  123. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  124. pity
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for misfortunes of others
  125. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  126. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
  127. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  128. scaffold
    a platform from which criminals are executed
  129. granulate
    form into grains
  130. aperture
    a natural opening in something
  131. curt
    brief and to the point
  132. monotonous
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  133. parcel
    a wrapped package
  134. hither
    to this place
  135. effervescence
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  136. exquisite
    delicately beautiful
  137. baffled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  138. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  139. cessation
    a stopping
  140. unintelligible
    not clearly understood or expressed
  141. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  142. protracted
    relatively long in duration
  143. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
  144. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  145. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  146. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  147. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  148. surrealistic
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
  149. tracery
    decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
  150. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  151. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  152. coruscate
    reflect brightly
  153. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  154. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  155. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  156. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  157. mutilate
    destroy or injure severely
  158. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  159. denude
    make bare or strip of a covering
  160. stature
    the height of a standing person
  161. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  162. conical
    relating to or resembling a cone
  163. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  164. fervently
    with strong emotion or zeal
  165. promontory
    a natural elevation
  166. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  167. lucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  168. conventional
    represented in simplified or symbolic form
  169. philologist
    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
  170. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  171. flit
    move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  172. lustrous
    reflecting light
  173. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
  174. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  175. repugnance
    intense aversion
  176. protuberance
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  177. phonetics
    the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes
  178. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  179. ebb
    fall away or decline
  180. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  181. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  182. monstrosity
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  183. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  184. prow
    the front part of a vessel
  185. moor
    come into or dock at a wharf
  186. gunwale
    a plank or ridge at the top of the side of a boat
  187. emboss
    raise in a relief
  188. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  189. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  190. astern
    at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or airplane
  191. gesticulation
    a deliberate and vigorous motion of the hands or body
  192. avail
    take or use
  193. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
  194. furlong
    a unit of length equal to 220 yards
  195. giddy
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  196. loathing
    hate coupled with disgust
  197. detest
    dislike intensely
  198. cessation
    a stopping
  199. caryatid
    a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
  200. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  201. indenture
    a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
  202. pomp
    ceremonial elegance and splendor
  203. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  204. venerable
    profoundly honored
  205. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  206. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  207. dam
    female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
  208. antiphonal
    containing or using responses; alternating
  209. predominate
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  210. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  211. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  212. tapir
    a large hoofed mammal with a heavy body and fleshy snout
  213. monogamous
    having one mate
  214. deplorable
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  215. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  216. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
  217. forbid
    command against
  218. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  219. pardon
    the act of excusing a mistake or offense
  220. henceforward
    from this time forth; from now on
  221. chasten
    censure severely
  222. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  223. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  224. ply
    use diligently
  225. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  226. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  227. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  228. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  229. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  230. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  231. froth
    exude or expel foam
  232. petrify
    change into stone
  233. august
    profoundly honored
  234. ochre
    any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
  235. menace
    something that is a source of danger
  236. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  237. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  238. arabesque
    an intricate ornament that interlaces simulated foliage
  239. ply
    use diligently
  240. liaison
    a means of communication between groups
  241. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  242. monolith
    a single great stone, often in the form of a column
  243. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  244. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  245. influx
    the process of flowing in
  246. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  247. concentric
    having a common center
  248. preparatory
    preceding and getting ready for something
Created on Tue Nov 27 10:46:21 EST 2012 (updated Wed Jul 03 09:12:05 EDT 2013)

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