My Antonia Vocab Terms

Assiduously

With great care and perseverance

Commodious

roomy and comfortable : convinient

Demure

quiet, shy, modest, or resered in manner

Disconcert

to upset the calm or self-assuracne of ; ruffle

Hector

to talk in a bullying manner

Incongruous

not suitable or fitting, out of place

Indignant

feeling or showing anger in response to something considered injustice or unworthy

insinuate

To suggest something subtly and indirectly

Lassitude

lack of mental or physical energy ; weariness or listlessness ; lethargy

Magnanimity

generosity or willingess to forgive

meritorious

having worth or high quality ; deserving of praise or reward

Mollify

to ease or sooth the anger of emotion of ; making calmer ; appease

oracular

of, like, pertaining to of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic ; wise.

Parsimonious

excessivley frugal stingy

Quay

a pier, wharf, or other structure built along a shore for landing, loading and unloading boats or ships

Repose

a state of being at rest

Sheepish

Showing embarrassment, as from becoming aware of having done something foolish or stupid

supercilious

showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person

Taciturn

habitually silent and uncommunicative

Veneration

a feeling of great respect ; awe; reverence