The Martian Chronicles Vocabulary
Antiseptic – thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
Arsenal – all the weapons and equipment that a country has
Barroom – a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
Berserk – ancient Norse warrior legendary for frenzy before a battle
Bigot – a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
Blasphemy – profane language
Bramble – any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
Catacomb – an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried
Chintz – a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
Conglomeration – a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
Desolate – providing no shelter or sustenance
Excursion – a journey taken for pleasure
Garnish – decorate, as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Grotto – a small cave, usually with attractive features
Harlequin – a clown or buffoon
Impassive – having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
Imperceptible – impossible or difficult to sense
Impertinently – in an impudent or impertinent