Darkness at Noon Glossary

Darkness at Noon Glossary

Penetrate

Pierce, Puncture, Perforate (Verb).

Shimmer

Sparkle, Flash, Flicker (Both Noun and Verb).

Rampart

Embankment, Parapet (Noun).

Tormenting

Torturing, Afflicting, Agonizing (Adjective).

Bemused

Bewildered, Confused, Puzzled (Adjective).

Enormous

Huge, Very Big, Gigantic (Adjective).

Solemnly

Formally, Dignifiedly (Adverb).

Belabour

Over-elaborate something, Discuss at length unnecessarily (Verb).

Uncanny

Eerie, Unnatural, Unearthly (Adjective).

Malevolent

Malicious, Spiteful, Hostile (Adjective).

Simultaneously

At the same time, Concurrently (Adverb).

Reprehensible

Deplorable, Disreputable, Despicable (Adjective).

Imminent

Impending, Approaching, Forthcoming (Adjective).

Rehabilitate

Restore, Renovate, Refurbish (Verb).

Humiliation

Embarrassment, Indignity, Mortification (Noun).

Emanate

Emerge, Pour, Ensue (Verb).

Nuisance

Annoyance, Difficulty, Trouble (Noun).

Totalitarian

Authoritarian, Dictatorial, Autocratic (Adjective).

Recapitulate

Sum up, Summarize (Verb).

Provocative

Annoying, Infuriating, Exasperating (Adjective).

Querulous

Complaining, Petulant, Waspish (Adjective).

Liquidation

Annihilation, Assassination, Extermination (Noun).

Hesitantly

Uncertainly, Undecidedly, Dubiously (Adverb).

Sentinel

Guard, Sentry (Noun).

Persecuted

Abused, Maltreated, Afflicted (Adjective).

Infallible

Faultless, Unerring, Impeccable (Adjective).

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