Scholarship: financial aid given to a student to pay for his studies.
Wit: a person who has the ability to say clever, amusing things.
Trial: legal proceedings in a court of law.
Easel: a frame to hold up or display a painting.
Adonis: in Greek mythology, a handsome young man.
Sitter: a person who sits as a model for a painter.
Daisy: a small flower with a yellow centre and small white petals.
Linger: be slow to disappear or go away.
The Season: at the time of Wilde’s novel, a period of intense social activity for the upper classes.
Schumann: a German romantic composer.
Blush: rosy tint.
Trust: honesty.
Worshipped: adored, admired greatly.
Flushed: became red.
Wrinkled: with lines on the skin.
Soul: the part of the body that doesn’t die; spirit.
Shrugged: raised his shoulders as a sign of indifference.
Palette knife: a knife with a flat, flexible blade used in oil painting.
Convey: transmit.
Art for art’s sake: art for the love of art.
Sake: purpose, love.
Appeal: power to move the feelings and attract interest.
Banned: forbidden.
Bachelor: a man who is not married.
Snatched: taken away quickly without warning.
Mayfair: a fashionable area in London.
Shrill voice: high, unpleasant voice.
Filthy: very dirty.
Box: enclosed space at a theatre.
Imogen: a character from Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.
Infatuation with: strong feelings of love for.
Dingy: dark and depressing.
Clumsy: careless, not elegant.
Gloomy: very sad, depressed.
Gaped: looked at them in surprise with their mouths open.
Frowned: had a serious, displeased look that caused lines on the forehead.
Sins: offences against religious laws.
Coarse: rude, unrefined, rough.
Lacked: didn’t have.
Failure: opposite of success.
Callous: unkind, without feelings for the sufferings of others.
Trampled: crushed with the feet.
Crouched: bent her knees and lowered her body close to the ground.
Disdain: a feeling of superiority over someone.
Dim: not bright.
Blame: accuse.
Shame: dishonour, disgrace.
Rage: great anger.
Embroidered: with ornamental sewing.
Rumours: common talk, perhaps untrue.
Ravenous: greedy, voracious.
Guards: a prestigious regiment of the British army.
Grinning: smiling, almost laughing.
Satyr: in ancient Greek stories, a creature that was half man and half goat. Satyrs had great sexual desires.
Sobbing: crying noisily.
Repentance: feeling sorry for something you have done wrong.
Trickle: flow in drops.
Disguises: clothes worn to hide one’s real identity.
Drowsy: sleepy.
The Blue Book: a book published by the British government, listing the names and addresses of people.
Rubinstein: Russian Jewish pianist.
Stern: very serious.
Mixed up: involved.
Drove him to it: caused him to do it.
Docks: an area where ships are loaded and unloaded.
Den: centre or meeting place for unlawful activity. Opium is a powerful, illegal drug.
Ghastly: frightening.
Skull: bone of the head that encloses the brain.
Staff: substance; in the book, opium.
Stammered: spoke with repeated sounds because of fear or nervousness.
Get into trouble: do wrong things that have a bad consequence.
Vanished: disappeared.
Spared: not put in danger. |
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