Little Women

Shannon R. (United States of America) Vocabulary.com Contributor
High School level words pulled from Louisa May Alcott's classic.
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  1. bashful
    self-consciously timid
  2. bounce
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  3. clarifying
    that makes clear
  4. coiffure
    the arrangement of the hair
  5. conservatory
    a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
  6. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  7. crumple
    gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  8. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  9. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  10. dowdy
    lacking in stylishness or taste
  11. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  12. glacial
    relating to or derived from a slowly moving mass of ice
  13. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  14. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  15. lucre
    informal term for money
  16. mope
    be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
  17. naughty
    badly behaved
  18. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  19. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  20. potion
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
  21. prank
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  22. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  23. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  24. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  25. quizzical
    perplexed
  26. ragamuffin
    a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
  27. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  28. raspy
    unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
  29. revolve
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  30. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  31. worldly
    characteristic of secularity rather than spirituality
Created on Sat Apr 25 09:19:52 EDT 2009

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