Joy Luck Club Flashcards
0
Q
Visceral
A
Gut instinct
1
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Precipitous
A
Dangerously high or steep
2
Q
Nondescript
A
Undistinguishable or un interesting
3
Q
Insolent
A
Rude or disrespectful
4
Q
Acrid
A
Sharp or bitting to the taste
5
Q
Lament
A
Too feel of express sorrow
6
Q
Pungent
A
Sharp strong smell
7
Q
Benevolent
A
Kindly good heartedly
8
Q
Elude
A
Escape in a cunning way
9
Q
Chagrin
A
To vex by disappointment or humiliation
10
Q
Verbatim
A
To use the exact same words
11
Q
Acquiesce
A
Agree
12
Q
Disparage
A
To speak of or treat poorly
13
Q
Guileless
A
Honest
14
Q
Adulterate
A
To make impure
15
Q
Augment
A
To make larger
16
Q
Bereft
A
Lacking something or abandoned
17
Q
Dowry
A
Money given in marriage
18
Q
Concubine
A
Prostitute
19
Q
Narrative
A
A fiction story
20
Q
Fiction
A
Fake story
21
Q
Non fiction
A
Real story
22
Q
Parable
A
A story with a lesson or moral
23
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Symbol
A
Something with many meanings
