The Awakening Vocabulary ch 1-20

Indiscriminately

Acting in such a way so as not to discriminate/judge; to act in a haphazard, thoughtless manner

Prudery

Excessively proper/modest actions, phrases, words, dress, etc

Contemptuous

showing or expressing disdain, scornful

repulse

to drive back, to repel, to cause feelings of repulsion (disgust)

quadroon

a person having one-fourth black ancestry

immutable

unchangeable

imperious

domineering in a haughty manner, dictatorial, overbearing

plaintive

expressing sorrow or melancholy, mournful

supercilious

haughtily disdainful or contemptuous

pacify

to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility, to quiet, to calm, to appease

pretentious

characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, making an exaggerated outward show

sardonically

acting in a way characterized by bitter or scornful derision, mocking, cynical

procure

to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means

infatuation

the state of being obsessed, all-absorbing passion/obsession

complacency

a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, etc

ennui

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from a lack of interest, boredom

rebuke

to express sharp, stern disapproval of, to reprove, to reprimand