PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - TWO - Tender Trouble — Vocabulary
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - TWO - Tender Trouble
- disquietude (noun)
- A state of unease, worry, or anxiety.
- conjectures (noun)
- Opinions or conclusions formed on the basis of incomplete information; guesses.
- dejected (adjective)
- Sad, dispirited, or depressed.
- ardent (adjective)
- Very enthusiastic or passionate.
- Byronic (adjective)
- Resembling or characteristic of Lord Byron or his poetry; moody, brooding, and romantically rebellious.
- assiduity (noun)
- Close and persistent attention or application; diligence.
- reverie (noun)
- A state of being pleasantly lost in thought; a daydream.
- patriarch (noun)
- The male head of a family or tribe; here used figuratively to mean old and venerable.
- wheedlesome (adjective)
- Coaxing or persuasive in a charming, flattering way.
- coxcomb (noun)
- A vain and conceited man; a dandy.
- admonitory (adjective)
- Serving as a warning or reprimand; cautionary.
- acquiesced (verb)
- Accepted something reluctantly but without protest.
- dudgeon (noun)
- A feeling of offense or deep resentment.
- forbearance (noun)
- Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
- lovelornity (noun)
- The state of being lovelorn or unhappy because of unrequited love. A playful coinage by Alcott.