The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Vocabulary

Marvel

Marvel

something that causes feelings of wonder

Pneumonia

respiratory disease characterized by lung inflammation

Tactful

having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others

Dutiful

willingly obedient out of a sense of respect

Fuss

an excited state of agitation

Rummage

search haphazardly

Clammy

unpleasantly cool and humid

Plague

annoy continually or chronically

Hasty

excessively quick

Intently

with strained or eager attention

Vanity

feelings of excessive pride

Waver

move in a rising and falling pattern

Dispute

have a disagreement over something

Gauzy

so thin as to transmit light

Monstrous

distorted and unnatural in shape or size

Agony

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

Absurd

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

Piety

righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout

Hustle

move or cause to move energetically or busily

Insist

assert to be true

Frippery

something of little value or significance

Solemn

dignified and somber in manner or character

Amethyst

a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

Dyspepsia

a digestive disorder characterized by heartburn or nausea

Dwindle

become smaller or lose substance