Joy Luck Club Vocabulary Flashcards
Beckon(ing)
Verb
To make a gesture with the hand, arm or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow.
Chastise
Verb
Rebuke or reprimand severely.
Entitled
Verb
(Unusually to be entitled) To give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.
Covenant
Noun
A promise, agreement or contract, often in secret or in regards to faith.
Essence
Noun
The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something that determines its character.
Forage
Verb
(Of a person or animal) to search widely for food or provisions.
Forlorn
Adjective
Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
Guise
Noun
An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.
Impurity(ies)
Noun
A flaw; a thing or part that impairs the purity of something.
Discordant
Adjective
- (Of sounds) harsh and jarring due to a lack of harmony.
- Quarrelsome; disagreeing.
Insidiously
Adverb
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
Lament(ed)
Verb
To mourn; express regret or disappointment over something considered unsatisfactory, unreasonable, or unfair.
Pretext
Noun
A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
Listlessly
Adverb
(Of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Unadorned
Adjective
Not adorned; plain, undecorated.
Reproach
Noun
-The expression of disapproval or disappointment.
Or
Verb
-To express disapproval or disappointment.
Remnant(s)
Noun
Remains; a small remaining quantity of something.
Sheepish
Adjective
(Of a person or expression) showing embarrassment form shame or a lack of self confidence.
Prodigy
Noun
A person, esp. a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.
Reverie
Noun
A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.
