Chapter I Vocabulary
interlace To join by weaving together; to intertwine; to blend
arbor A garden shelter that is shady and covered with or made of climbing plants.
artesian well A well that produces water without a pump.
demesne A manor house with the adjoining lands; a domain; a region; in law, lands held in one's own power.
reside To dwell permanently; to exist as a quality or attribute; live in or at
obscure Remote; not clear; faint. v. To make dim; to conceal by covering. obscurely adv
imperious Commanding; domineering; urgent imperiously adv.
egotism The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a practice of speaking or writing too much about oneself.
progeny One's offspring , children, or descendants.
conveyance The action of conveying; the legal transfer of property or the document effecting it.
lacerate To open with a jagged tear; to wound the flesh by tearing.
umkempt Poorly groomed; messy; untidy.
perch Any place for standing or sitting.
genial Cheerful, kind, pleasant and good-humored in disposition or manner.
revelation An act of or something revealed; a manifestation of divine truth.
latent Not apparent or visible although present and capable of becoming; not manifested.
dominion The power of supreme authority; controlling.
conciliate To win over or to gain a friendship.
impartial Not partial; unbiased; not favoring one over another.
pervade To spread through every part of something; to permeate.