Glass Menagerie Vocab

Archetype

an original model after which other similar things are patterned; prototype

specter

a haunting or disturbing image or prospect

confiscated

took

satirical

using irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit to attack or expose folly, vice or stupidity

querulous

given to complaining; peevish

emulate

to try to equal or excel through imitation

imminent

about to happen

eloquent

characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse

preposterous

absurd

vestige

a visible trace of something that exists no more

matriculating

enrolling

emissary

an agent sent on a mission to represent another

mastication

chewing

slighted

made small in size, degree, or amount; lacking

martyred

appeared as one who endures great suffering

courting

to behave so as to invite or incur

deception

a ruse; a trick

patronage

support

disposition

one’s usual mood; tempearament

pleurosis

illness usually occurring as a complication of pneumonia

negligence

failure to exercise reasonable care

candelabrum

a large decorative candlestick with several branches

intimated

hinted; told privately or subtly

beleaguered

surrounded by

propaganda

disinformation

aptitude

ability; talent

menagerie

a collection of wild animals on exhibition

ominous

threatenting

rejuvenated

made young again

tyranny

extreme harshness or severity; rigor