efflorescence reflective / shimmering quality
specious false / hollow
effulgence brightness
decorous well behaved / proper / correct
fulcrum pivot / hinge
strident loud / shrill
tow pale-coloured fibres of flax, hemp or jute
hambone frill a decorative frill around the collar
precentor a person who leads singing or organizes services in a church
pallor paleness / whiteness
pliant flexible / bendy
immured imprisoned / enclosed
cirque a semicircular hollow in a mountain with steep walls formed by erosion
Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain
quota allowance / ration
officious bossy / intrusive
coign an external corner of a wall
festooned decorated / draped
pall a dark covering
Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach
gaudy garish / colourful / lurid
inscrutable mysterious / enigmatic
castanet hand-held wooden or plastic percussion / rhythm instrument
vicissitudes difficulties
contrite sorry / regretful / ashamed / repentant
antagonism resentment / dislike / bitterness
opaque cloudy / misty
declivities downward inclinations / slopes
tacit unspoken / wordless
clamorously loudly / noisily / demanding attention
furtive secretive / cautious
susurration murmuring / whispering
sepals outer leaves enclosing the petals of a flower
Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair
perpendicular vertical / upright
opalescence shimmering milky colours
belligerence hostility / antagonism
chastisement reprimand / punishment
detritus debris / waste / leftovers
myriad many / innumerable
runnels channels / furrows
bole trunk / stalk
crooning singing / murmuring
taboo unmentionable / forbidden
mere lake
irked annoyed / upset
balm comfort / relief
malevolently wickedly / unkindly
parody imitation / mockery
ha'porth half a penny's worth, hence a very small amount
Chapter 5: Beast from Water
lamentably unfortunately
apex top / peak
reverence respect / devotion
solemnity seriousness
derisive mocking / sarcastic
effigy image / statue
lamentation weeping / crying
sough soft murmuring / sighing
decorum dignity / correct behaviour
indignant outraged / angry
tempestuously emotionally / stormily
incantation chant / prayer / spell
Chapter 6: Beast from Air
paling diminishing / fading
tremulously unsteadily / shakily
incredulity disbelief / amazement
diffidently hesitantly / shyly
polyp inactive stage of sea invertebrate which attaches to rock
leviathan sea monster
guano accumulated animal droppings
sombrely seriously / sadly
mutinously disobediently / rebelliously
Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees
dun bleak and depressing
coverts woods / thickets
obtuseness stupidity / slowness
ruefully regretfully / humbly
luxuriance profusion / abundance
traverses passes through / crosses
Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness
serenading singing to / entertaining
fervour passion / dedication
paunched ripped open the belly of / disembowelled
iridescent lustrous / shimmering
Chapter 9: A View to a Death
corpulent fat / plump
primly prudishly / formally
garlanded decorated / decked
bourdon a bass noise
sauntered walked casually / strolled
clefts cracks / splits
phosphorescence the emission of light without heat, in this case generated by sea creatures
Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses
befouled dirtied / polluted
convulsively moving uncontrollably
torrid hot / stifling
assimilating understanding
interrogative questioning / probing
theological religious
dredged searched / scoured
spangles stars
tendrils stems / vines
rebuked reprimanded / reproached
woebegone sorrowful / sad
Chapter 11: Castle Rock
myopia short-sightedness
multitudinous countless / infinite
Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunter
fronds leaves / ferns
leaden heavy / ponderous
pax 'the kiss of peace' – used to express a call for a truce in children's games
acrid pungent / harsh / choking
ululation a hooting cry
crepitation a crackling sound
baulked recoiled / hesitated / drew back from
epaulettes ornamental shoulder badges worn on military uniforms
cutter a type of small boat
ratings ordinary seamen
stern-sheets the rear part of a boat
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