Tale of D. week 2 vocabulary

Tale of D.  week 2 vocabulary

1. chiaroscuro  n. the balance of light and dark in a picture

2. inordinate  adj. uncontrolled, excessive

3. illumination n.  clarification, a source of light, something that is given given light

4. confessor  n. someone authorized to listen to confessions 

5.  obsession n. an intense desire, a compulsive (often unreasonable) idea or emotion

6.  solace n.  comfort   or    v. to comfort

7.  revelation n.  something that is revealed or shown

8. dire   adj.  terrible, desperate, dreadful

9. inquire v.  to ask

10.  innumerable ajc  too many to be counted, countless

11. descend v. to move downward

12. ominous  adj threatening, menacing, foreshadowing evil

13. tragic adj.  extremely sad, mournful, pathetic

14. ferocious  adj.  violently cruel

15.  passionately  adv.  with intense emotion or feeling

16. aspirations  n.  goals, ambitions, desire