Joy Luck Club Vocab

Relevant (adj)

Appropriate and logically related to the topic

Dredge (v)

to bring up something previously hidden or submerged

Abandon (n)

a lack of restraint or caution

Irrevocable (adj)

not capable of being rovoked

Barb (n)

A taunt or hurtful remark

Innuendo (n)

An indirect or insulting hint or remark, usually disparging

Uncanny (adj)

mysterious, especially in a weird or eerie way

Indicate (v)

to direct attention to; to point

Inspect (v)

To examine in an official or professional capacity

Humiliate (v)

To make (someone) feel ashamed or foolish