The Birthmark" vocabulary

venture

(n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare

indistinct

not clear or sharply defined

brooding

showing deep unhappiness of thought; darkly menacing

odious

deserving hate or contempt; unpleasant

unblemished

not damaged or marked in any way; perfect

tremulous

shaking; nervous

convert

to change

emit

to give off; to release

aversion

a strong dislike of something or someone

repent

(v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do