A Doll's House Vocab

commercial

Of or relating to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce, trade, or business.

spendthrift

One who spends money profusely or carelessly; wasteful.

unremitting

not remitting; incessant; constant; persevering.

frivolous

Of little weight or importance; silly; interested in trifling matters.

propitious

Convenient; auspicious; favourable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.

subordinate

One who stands in order or rank below another; a position of lesser prestige or responsibility.

ludicrous

amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, without scorn or contempt.

scoundrel

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honour or virtue.

slander

To defame; injure by a mean, false report; a tarnishing of reputation by lies.

abominable

A thing of evil omen; reprehensible; very hateful; detestable; loathsome.

fleeting

passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as the fleeting hours or moments.

enigma

An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.

finery

ornament; decoration; excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.

consensus

Agreement; accord; consent.

obstinate

stubbornly keeping to an opinion, purpose, or course; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means — usually implying unreasonableness.

apparition

an unexpected or wonderful appearance; a ghost; a phantom.

unscathed

wholly unharmed; not injured.

conviction

the state of being convinced; strong persuasion or belief, especially by one’s conscience.

impervious

unable to be affected by. (synonym = indifferent to, unaffected)

forfeited

to be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.