PART ONE: CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Little Faithful — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from PART ONE: CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Little Faithful

self-denial (noun)

The practice of giving up one's own interests or desires for the benefit of others or for moral improvement.

garret (noun)

A room or unfinished space on the top floor of a house, directly under the roof; an attic.

arsenicum (noun)

A homeopathic preparation derived from arsenic trioxide, used in 19th-century medicine to treat colds and other ailments.

belladonna (noun)

A poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna) whose extracts were used in 19th-century homeopathic medicine to treat fevers and inflammation.

dispatches (noun)

Official reports or messages sent from a distant location, especially relating to military or government affairs.

camphor (noun)

A waxy, aromatic substance obtained from the camphor tree, used in 19th-century medicine as a fever remedy and mild antiseptic.

inconsistency (noun)

The quality of acting in a way that contradicts one's own statements or previous behavior.

remorseful (adjective)

Filled with deep regret or guilt over a wrongdoing.

wheedlesome (adjective)

Having a coaxing, persuasive, or flattering manner designed to influence someone.

rattlepated (adjective)

Scatterbrained or thoughtless; having a head full of rattling, empty ideas.

subsided (verb)

Settled down or sank into a lower or more comfortable position; became less active.

shorn (adjective)

Cut short; having had hair or wool removed. Refers to Jo's hair, which she sold in a previous chapter.

gadding (verb)

Going from place to place in search of pleasure or entertainment; wandering about idly.

self-reproachful (adjective)

Feeling blame or criticism directed at oneself for a fault or wrongdoing.

effectually (adverb)

In a way that produces the intended result; decisively and completely.