One Hundred Years of Solitude Vocabulary List
Consternation – fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Feverish – having or affected by an abnormally high body temperature
Didactic – instructive, especially excessively
Patriarch – the male head of family or tribe
Swamp – low land that is seasonally flooded
Hammock – a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting
Clairvoyance – apparent power to perceive things not present to the senses
Delirious – experiencing hallucinations
Alleviate – provide physical relief, as from pain
Chastity – abstaining from sexual relations
Frolic – play boisterously
Iguana – large tropical American arboreal lizard with a spiny crest
Varicose – abnormally swollen or knotty
Languid – lacking spirit or liveliness
Delusion – a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Exodus – a journey by a group to escape from a hostile environment
Rancor – a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Stoicism – an indifference to pleasure or pain
Artifice – a deceptive maneuver, especially to