Chapters 23 - 25

ponderous (adj.)

massive

gentility (noun)

good breeding and manners

prostrate (adjective)

depressed

ebbed (verb)

faded away; lessened

exultant (adj.)

triumphant

parched (adj.)

thirsty and dry

sedately (adverb)

quietly

unwittingly (adverb)

accidentally

apprehension (noun)

anticipation of trouble

accomplice (noun)

a person who helps commit a crime

custody (noun)

keeping, care, guarding

wistful (adj.)

sad

prissy (adj.)

excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim

revulsion (noun)

a strong feeling of dislike