Chapter XII — Vocabulary
The Awakening by Kate Chopin — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter XII
- invigorating
- Making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.
- faculties
- The mental or physical powers or abilities of a person.
- piquant
- Having a pleasantly sharp or appetizing quality; engagingly provocative.
- deprecatory
- Expressing disapproval of oneself; apologetic or self-effacing.
- sardonically
- In a grimly mocking or cynical manner.
- suffused
- Gradually spread through or over something; filled or permeated.
- anchorage
- A place where a ship may anchor; figuratively, a source of stability or security.
- pirogue
- A long, narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, used in the bayous of Louisiana.
- incessantly
- Without interruption; constantly and continuously.
- bellied
- Swelled out; filled and bulged outward.
- intangible
- Unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.
- reproach
- An expression of disapproval or disappointment.
- confirmatory
- Serving to confirm or verify something already stated.
- kerchief
- A piece of fabric used to cover the head.
- taut
- Stretched or pulled tight; not slack.