The Grand Inquisitor Glossary

The Grand Inquisitor Glossary

annihilation

destruction

ardent

enthusiastic or passionate

blasphemous

sacrilegious against God or sacred things

boast

talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities

cavity

an empty space within a solid object

commotion

a state of confused and noisy disturbance

delirious

in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech

dungeon

a strong underground prison cell, esp. in a castle

lamentation

weeping

lull

calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements

preliminary

denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important

quid

one pound sterling

revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact, esp. one that is made known in a dramatic way

sinister

giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

sprout

start to grow

tribulation

a cause of great trouble or suffering

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