The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage Glossary

adroitly

skillfully, cleverly

affably

in a friendly, cheerful way

affront

an insult

assailed

attacked violently, with a barrage of words or actions

brindle

referring to animal coloring, featuring dark specks or streaks

celerity

speed

charnel

describing a place where the bodies of the dead are housed

clangor

loud clangs of sound

despondent

full of despair and depression

diffident

shy

epithets

curses

harangue

a ranting speech

imprecations

curses

languor

oppressive stillness or sleepiness

lucid

translucent, clear

lugubrious

sad or dismal

lurid

gruesome, sensational

obdurate

stubborn

paean

a hymn of song and praise

pallor

paleness, lack of color in the skin

paroxysm

a sudden attack; seizure

perambulating

walking

philippic

a fiery, damning speech, or tirade

plaintively

in a manner expressing woe or melancholy

querulous

fretful, whining

redoubtable

causing fear or alarm

resplendent

full of brilliant splendor

restive

restless; fidgety; stubborn

sagacious

wise, shrewd

stentorian

thundering

stolid

calm, dependable

temerity

daring; rashness; audacity

trepidation

nervousness, fear

troughs

shallow conduits or receptacles

vociferous

noisy; vehement

yokel

naive, simple inhabitant of rural areas

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