Raisin ii +iii Flashcards
coquettishly
(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner
imploring
to make urgent or piteous supplication
plaintively
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
eccentric
deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd
enrapture
to move to rapture; delight beyond measure
amiably
friendly; sociable
deplore
to disapprove of; censure
melodrama
a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization
enunciating
to state or declare definitely, as a theory
exuberant
abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous
facetiousness
not meant to be taken seriously or literally
gall
bitterness of spirit; rancor; impudence; effrontery
nonplussed
to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely
rebuffs
a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub; a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances
strident
having a shrill, irritating quality or character
undaunted
undismayed; not discouraged; not forced to abandon purpose or effort
flippancy
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
ornate
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so
bourgeois
member of the middle class; a shopkeeper or merchant
wrought
elaborated; embellished; produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles
