Vocab 5: A Doll's House Part 1

admonish

scold or reprimand; take to task

amortization

reducing the value of an asset over a period of years

audit

examine carefully for accuracy

bewilder

cause to be confused emotionally

capricious

determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

categorical

relating to or included in a class or classes

composure

steadiness of mind under stress

confection

a food rich in sugar

contraband

distributed or sold illicitly

degenerate

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable

delectable

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

deprivation

the disadvantage that results from losing something

desolate

providing no shelter or sustenance

disdainful

having or showing arrogant superiority

disintegration

separation into component parts

disreputable

lacking respectability in character, behavior or appearance

evasion

the act of physically escaping from something

grifter

a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

inane

devoid of intelligence

infatuated

marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

insolent

marked by casual disrespect