walters the color purple vocab

  1. antimacassar: a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils

  2. applique: sew on as a decoration

  3. brazen: unrestrained by convention or propriety

  4. browbeat: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner

  5. clabber: raw milk that has soured and thickened

  6. corrugated: shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

  7. dote: shower with love; show excessive affection for

  8. dunce: a stupid person

  9. encroachment: entry to another's property without right or permission

  10. fornication: sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other

  11. haggard: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

  12. ostracism: the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

  13. pallbearer: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral

  14. paramount: having superior power and influence

  15. parole: a conditional release from imprisonment

  16. pomade: hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment

  17. primp: dress or groom with elaborate care

  18. pulpit: a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it

  19. repugnance: intense disgust

  20. seine: a fishing net which hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish.

  21. shingle: building material used as siding or roofing

  22. staid: characterized by dignity and propriety

  23. strumpet: a woman adulterer

  24. stupendous: so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe

  25. thimble: a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing

  26. ululation: a long, loud, emotional howl or cry

vouch: give personal assurance; guarantee