Vocab List 1 - The Awakening Flashcards
magazines, little by little, showed pictures of naked men, the movies became less_______
prudish
Prudish
Adjective
excessively demure or modest, especially with regards to sexual matters.
helps_____ people become less uncomfortable
prudish
Chastity
Noun
purity from unlawful sexual intercourse. Exclusion of excess or extravagance; moderation, modesty, restraint
formal or rigid
the nuns practiced _____, so none of them had descendants
chastity
congenial
adjective
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
compatible
as the evening continued and the wine took hold, conversation relaxed to a more______ level
congenial
prostrate
verb
to cast oneself facedown on the ground in humility, submission, or a duration; to lay flat, on the ground; to reduce to physical weakness or exhaustion
after the latest case of political corruption, the governor staff quickly rounded up state Senate Republicans, assembly Democrats and watchdog groups to ________ themselves and proclaim the dawn of a clean era in the capital
prostrate
Remonstrate
verb argue or criticize complain to say or plead in protest , objection, or disproval to show
whenever I refuse my young daughter anything, she likes to ____ by stomping her feet on the floor
remonstrate
Vouchsafe
verb
to grant or give or allow by favor, graciousness, or condescension
diminutive
adjective
small, little, tiny.
the _____ weight of the small package
diminutive
desultory
adjective
disconnected
random
digressing from the main subject
_____ efforts were made to establish a civil government, but in the main there was nothing formed.
desultory
immutable
adjective
unmovable, unchangeable
impetuous
adjective
characterized by rash action or sudden action
moving with great force
violence
adjective
characterized by rash action or sudden action
moving with great force
violence
impetuous
adjective
unmovable, unchangeable
immutable
adjective
disconnected
random
digressing from the main subject
desultory
adjective
small, little, tiny.
diminutive
verb
to grant or give or allow by favor, graciousness, or condescension
vouchsafe
verb argue or criticize complain to say or plead in protest , objection, or disproval to show
remonstrate
verb
to cast oneself facedown on the ground in humility, submission, or a duration; to lay flat, on the ground; to reduce to physical weakness or exhaustion
prostrate
adjective
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
compatible
congenial
Adjective
excessively demure or modest, especially with regards to sexual matters.
prudish
Noun
purity from unlawful sexual intercourse. Exclusion of excess or extravagance; moderation, modesty, restraint
formal or rigid
chastity
imperious
adjective
overbearing, dictatorial, urgent, imperative
adjective
overbearing, dictatorial, urgent, imperative
imperious
homely
adjective
unattractive
not beautiful; plain; proper or suited to the home/domestic life
adjective
unattractive
not beautiful; plain; proper or suited to the home/domestic life
homely
contrary to her beautiful appearance in photographs, in person she is rather______
homely
flippant
adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
characterized by levity
adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
characterized by levity
flippant
her ____ remark lacked due respect
flippant
piquant
adjective
agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor, pleasantly bittering or tart; lively
adjective
agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor, pleasantly bittering or tart; lively
piquant
her _____ comments were startling but enjoyable
piquant
deprecatory
adjective
expressing disproval or protest, or deprecation; apologetic
adjective
expressing disproval or protest, or deprecation; apologetic
deprecatory
insidious
adjective
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
impervious
adjective
not allowing fluid to pass through
capricious
adjective given to sudden an unaccountable changes or mood or behavior
uncanny
Adjective
strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
supercilious
adjective
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
arrogant