Vocabulary for The Awakening pt.1 Flashcards

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lugger

A

small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

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chamomile

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Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally

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countenance

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consent to, give permission, the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

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4
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anecdotes

A

Brief, often amusing stories

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5
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evinced

A

to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove

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peignoir

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a loose dressing gown for women

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tacit

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implied, indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly

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lamenting

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vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

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rockaway

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a type of carriage, a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top

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10
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quadroon

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an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent

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encumbrance

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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome, an onerous or difficult concern

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12
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efface

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remove completely from recognition or memory

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13
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iota

A

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

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14
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insidious

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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

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impervious

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not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

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camaraderie

A

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

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vouchsafe

A

grant in a condescending manner, promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor

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languorous

A

lacking spirit or liveliness

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befurbelowed

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very decorated with ruffles, laces, and trims

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sonorous

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full and loud and deep in sound

21
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abyss

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a bottomless gulf or pit

22
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sensuous

A

taking delight in beauty

23
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mantle

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a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

24
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Creole

A

a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)

25
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crash

A

a type of fabric

26
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lateen

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a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

27
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effusive

A

extravagantly demonstrative

28
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propensity

A

an inclination to do something

29
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tragedian

A

an actor who specializes in tragic roles, a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies