Joy Luck Club vocab

Belies

fail to give true notion or impression of something; disguise

Emperical

Based on observation or experience than logic

Benign

gentle and kindly; not harmful in a disease

Insular

Ignorant or uninterested in cultures or ideas outside one's own.

Semantic

relating to meaning in language or logic

Hone

to sharpen

Quandary

A state of perplexity on what to do in difficult situations

Nascent

Coming into existence and showing potential

Malignant

Very infectious; fatal

Somber

gloomy, subdued

Unanimously

Completely in agreement

Translucent

Allowing some light to pass through

Cultivate

to grow or make better

Rickshaw

2 wheeled hooded vehicle

Ingot

A brick of a type of metal

Reproach

address someone in a fierce way to show disapproval

Ream

A quantity of paper/express sharp disapproval

Reverie

daydream; absentminded

Discordant

Not in agreement

Lament

regret strongly; mourn death

Auspicious

lucky, favorable

Dowry

Property or money brought by a bride’s family to her husband on their marriage.

Concubine

women who lives with a man but with lower status; second wife

Insolent

Arrogant; rude

Strewn

scattered; untidy