Defintion
So intense as to feel tangible
Palpable
Demoralized
Having lost confidence or hope
Mitigate
Ex: He mitigated the pain of my wounds.
Wealthy, vain, married to Chris.
Kitty
Protagonist
Main character
Pale, typically due to poor health
Pallid
Desisted
Ceased, abstained
Futile
Ex: Running after her cat, the woman made a futile attempt to catch him.
Chris's cousin
Jenny
Antagonist
The character or force that is against the protagonist
Boisterous
Intractable
Vagrant
There was a vagrant hair sticking out from her bonnet.
Poor, kind, and only concerned about Chris's happiness.
Margaret
Symbol
Something that stands for something else
Friendly or pleasant in manner
Amiability
Lethargic
Sluggish or fatigued
Despondency
Ex: She felt a deep despondency after being rejected by every law school she applied to.
The returned soldier
Chris
Expressing approval or agreement
Assenting
Felicity
Intense happiness
Interminable
He knew that their love was interminable.
Chris and Kitty's son
Oliver
Characterization
The description of the distinctive features of a character