doll house vocabulary

Calculating - (adj) Shrewd; scheming; capable of planning to achieve one's ends by indirect or deceitful methods.

Capricious - (adj) Characterized by sudden and unpredictable changes in mood or behavior; whimsical.

Disreputable - (adj.) Having a bad reputation; not respectable in character or appearance.

Evasion - (n) The act of avoiding something, especially by deceit or cleverness.

Excruciating - (adj) Intensely painful; causing great discomfort or distress.

Graft - (n) The act of acquiring money or advantage through dishonest or unfair means, especially in politics.

Inane - (adj) Silly; senseless; lacking significance or meaning.

Propriety - (n) Conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.

Retribution - (n) Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Tumultuous - (adj) Characterized by disorder, noise, or confusion; uproarious.

Admonitory - (adj.) giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.

Contraband - (n.) goods that have been imported or exported illegally.

Frivolous - (adj.) not having any serious purpose or value.

Impulsive - (adj.) acting or done without forethought.

Indiscreet - (adj.) having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private.

Prodigal - (adj.) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Spendthrift - (n.) a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way

Squander - (v.) waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

Subordinate - (adj.) lower in rank or position.

Tactless - (adj.) having or showing a lack of adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.