Eragon: List 3

by Christopher Paolini
In the first book of The Inheritance Cycle, a fifteen-year-old boy finds a dragon egg in the woods and becomes a Dragon Rider.

This list covers "Revelation at Yazuac"–"The Witch and the Werecat."

Here are links to our lists for the novel: List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4, List 5, List 6
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  1. provisions
    a stock or supply of foods
    “We need provisions and water.”
  2. foreboding
    ominously prophetic
    The houses were dark and foreboding, with shattered windows.
  3. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
    Once a modicum of strength returned to him, Eragon staggered out of the alley, skirting the dead monsters.
  4. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
    The wound bled profusely, but it was neither deep nor wide.
  5. terse
    brief and to the point
    With a few terse words, he told her what had happened while he searched his saddlebags for the rags in which Zar’roc had been wrapped.
  6. eddy
    a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind
    Eragon backed away, buffeted by the eddies from her wings, and returned to the horses.
  7. transpire
    come about, happen, or occur
    “Now, I think it’s time for you to tell me what transpired while I was unconscious. I am most curious.”
  8. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
    Brom remained silent throughout it, his face inscrutable.
  9. unscathed
    not injured
    You should be proud; few escape unscathed from slaying their first Urgal.
  10. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
    “You demand answers with an insolence rarely seen. If you knew what you asked for, you would not be so quick to inquire. Do not try me.”
  11. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
    If the magic had used more energy than was in your body, it would have killed you. You should use magic only for tasks that can’t be accomplished the mundane way.
  12. swath
    a path or strip (also figurative)
    This swath of trees may look small to you, but there are plenty of animals in it.
  13. innate
    inborn or existing naturally
    Brom took a deep breath and said, “To work with magic, you must have a certain innate power, which is very rare among people nowadays. You also have to be able to summon this power at will..."
  14. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
    “I’d like to know mine,” Eragon said wistfully.
  15. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
    “You are not easily dissuaded. That is good, for only the resolute find their identity, but I cannot help you with this. It is a search that you will have to undertake on your own.”
  16. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
    Because of her size and the way her scales sparkled, she was altogether too visible. Brom and Eragon worried about it, but they could not convince her to allow dirt to obscure her scintillating hide.
  17. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
    Garrow looked at him askance and demanded, “Do I look dead to you?”
  18. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
    A swarthy man hopped over the wagon and planted himself before them, a broadsword slung at his side and a drawn bow in his hands.
  19. beleaguer
    surround so as to force to give up
    Do you have any news from other towns? We receive word from them rarely, but there have been reports that they are also beleaguered.
  20. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
    “When you enter Dras-Leona, would you do us this favor? Alert the Empire to our plight and that of the other towns. If word of this hasn’t reached the king by now, it’s cause for worry. And if it has, but he has chosen to do nothing, that too is cause for worry.”
  21. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
    Think about it: you can communicate with any sentient being, though the contact may not be very clear. You could spend the entire day listening to a bird’s thoughts or understanding how an earthworm feels during a rainstorm.
  22. admonish
    warn strongly; put on guard
    Before they started, Brom admonished, “These swords won’t cut us, but they can still break bones. I would prefer to avoid that, so don’t flail around like you normally do. A blow to the neck could prove fatal.”
  23. quell
    overcome or allay
    He saw Brom carry the saddle to Saphira and tried to quell his uneasiness.
  24. revel
    take delight in
    Their tail whipped in the air, and their joined minds reveled in the experience.
  25. gild
    decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
    O liquid temptress 'neath the azure sky,
    Your gilded expanse calls me, calls me.
  26. mangy
    worn or threadbare
    The bartender said in an overly loud voice, “Now, why would I know something like that? Do you think I keep track of the mangy louts in this forsaken place?”
  27. finery
    elaborate or showy attire and accessories
    The people in the streets wore expensive finery and walked with authority.
  28. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
    Eragon felt conspicuous and out of place.
  29. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    The frog on her hand croaked and looked at them with baleful eyes.
  30. tome
    a large and scholarly book
    Bookshelves stacked with leather-bound tomes covered the walls.
  31. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
    I suppose the ruse was unavoidable, though I wish they had told me.
  32. waylay
    wait in hiding to attack
    It was stolen a while ago—at least that’s what I presume, for I haven’t received word from our friends, and I suspect their messengers were waylaid—so I decided to find out what I could.
  33. imbue
    fill or soak totally
    Once it was within his grasp, he said, “Thverr stenr un atra eka hórna!” and imbued the words with his will.
  34. propensity
    a natural inclination
    That boy has an unnatural propensity for being wherever there’s trouble.
  35. berate
    censure severely or angrily
    “Sorry,” said Eragon, berating himself for the slip.
  36. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
    He held the mirror at arm’s length, and his face resumed its normal semblance—but it still did not seem quite his own.
  37. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
    It inspected him with shrewd eyes, then flicked its tail dismissively.
  38. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
    “The rich fool lords pay me for love potions and the like. I never claim that they work, but for some reason they keep coming back. But I don’t think you need those chicaneries. Would you like your fortune told? I do that, too, for all the rich fool ladies.”
  39. mirth
    great merriment
    A guffaw suddenly burst out of Angela, doubling her over in mirth.
  40. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
    Dinner was held in a sumptuous dining room.
Created on Mon Apr 26 09:15:28 EDT 2021 (updated Mon May 03 12:36:02 EDT 2021)

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