The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Vennela P.
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  1. accouchement
    the parturition process in human beings
  2. pension
    regular payment to allow a person to subsist without working
  3. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  4. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  5. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  6. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  7. propensity
    a natural inclination
  8. imperceptibly
    in a manner that is difficult to discern
  9. propensity
    a natural inclination
  10. bouillon
    a clear seasoned broth
  11. toddy
    a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
  12. angostura
    the bitter bark of a South American tree
  13. pirogue
    a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
  14. jessamine
    a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
  15. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  16. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  17. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  18. impetuosity
    rash impulsiveness
  19. scintillant
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  20. glibly
    with superficial plausibility
  21. eiderdown
    down of the eider duck
Created on Sat Aug 18 10:59:04 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Aug 18 11:00:16 EDT 2012)

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