Vocabulary for The Awakening pt.1 Flashcards
lugger
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
chamomile
Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally
countenance
consent to, give permission, the appearance conveyed by a person’s face
anecdotes
Brief, often amusing stories
evinced
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove
peignoir
a loose dressing gown for women
tacit
implied, indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
lamenting
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
rockaway
a type of carriage, a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top
quadroon
an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent
encumbrance
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome, an onerous or difficult concern
efface
remove completely from recognition or memory
iota
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
insidious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
impervious
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected