Core 4 Vocab List #3

Vocab List #3

Odious-

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: extremely unpleasant; repulsive

In the Story: “... and the odious cares of the kitchen.”

Disdain-

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn

In the Story: “... she threw the invitation on the table with disdain…”

Immoderate-

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive

In the Story: “...and her heart began to beat with an immoderate desire.”

Askew-

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: crooked; awry

In the Story: “With frowsy hair, skirts askew, and red hands…”

Perceive-

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to become aware of, know or identify by means of the senses

In the Story: “... she suddenly perceived a woman who was leading a child.”

Anteroom-

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: a room that admits to a larger room; a waiting room

In the story: “Her husband had been sleeping since midnight, in a little deserted anteroom, with three other gentlemen…”  

Dowry-

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage

In the Story: “She had no dowry, no expectations, no means of being known…”

Anguish-  

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: Excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain

In the Story: “Then she asked, hesitating, filled with anguish: ‘Can you lend me that, only that?’”