"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" Vocabulary

(noun) the quality or state of being grand; magnificence.

(noun) a guess made without sufficient evidence; an assumption.

(adjective) having the quality of lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves.

(verb) to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink; to frustrate or confuse.

(adjective) relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand.

(adjective) not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and not serious.

(verb) to increase rapidly in numbers; to multiply.

(noun) a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.

(adjective) very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful.

(noun) a combination of events or circumstances; a critical moment.