Siddhartha
Vocabulary
Chapters 1
– 4
- Brahmin
(noun): A member among the highest priestly class in the Hindu
caste system.
- Discontent
(adjective): a feeling of dissatisfaction or discontentedness.
- Ablutions
(noun): the process of cleansing oneself.
- Ascetic
(adjective): the exercise of extreme self-discipline by
denouncing world possessions.
- Samanas
(noun): a sect of Hindus who practice an ascetic away of life in
order to experience the pain of the world.
- Atman
(noun): the Hindi word for “soul.”
- Nirvana
(noun): In Buddhism and Hinduism, the liberation of the soul
from bodily existence.
- Enlightenment
(noun): In Buddhism, the process in which one escapes all
worldly suffering.
- Bliss
(noun): happiness, gladness, contentment.
- Abate
(verb): to beat down, demolish, destroy.
Chapters 5
– 8
- Samsana
(noun): In Hinduism and Buddhism, the ignorance of the true self
being lied to by the outside world. In Hindi it translates as “the
game.”
- Efface
(verb): to destroy or obliterate.
- Ostracized
(verb): to banish or exclude.
- Subservient
(noun): to be lowered or treated beneath someone else.
- Benediction
(noun): a prayer and/or a blessing.
- Courtesan
(noun): an aid to a member of royalty.
- Countenance
(verb): to make a show by falsely presenting one’s self.
- Equanimity
(noun): the quality of having an even heart and mind.
- Disillusionment
(noun): the act of being freed from illusion or falsehood.
- Transitory
(adjective): having the quality of fleeting or not lasting.
Chapters 9 -
12
1. Jest (noun): to speak in a jokingly, or playful manner.
2. Serene (adjective): calm, peaceful, tranquil.
3. Vanity (noun): excessive pride in one’s appearance.
4. Smarting (verb): to suffer from a sharp, prolonged pain.
5. Indignation (noun): strong displeasure over something unjust.
6. Brahman (noun): In Hinduism, the supreme-being; the ultimate goal
in living; the source of divine in all living things.
7. Emanate (verb): to pour out; to send forth; to emit.
8. Precocious (adjective): someone who is advanced, or mature in
development.
9. Pallid (adjective): lacking color, pale, weak, feeble.
10. Illustrious (adjective): glowing, shining, emitting light.
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