"Howl" Vocab List

anecdote (n) - a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

catatonic (adj) - in an immobile or unresponsive stupor

contemplate (v) - look thoughtfully for a long time at

ecstasy (n) - an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement

gaunt (adj) - extremely thin and bony

lobotomy (n) - a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness

oblivion (n) - the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

platonic (adj) - intimate and affectionate but not sexual

tenement (n) - a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments

seraphim (n) - an angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity