Vocab

= ﻿Vocab﻿u﻿ lary = (all definitions defined at [|www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary])

__Chapter 1 __ effeminate (adj): having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner fractiousness (n): tending to be troublesome, unruly infintesimal (adj): immeasurably or incalculably small

__Chapter 2 __ divan (noun): a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed. countenance (noun) : A person's face or facial expression rakish (Adj) : Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance. languid (Adj) : Lazy and peaceful hauteur (noun): Haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride

__Chapter 3 __ prodigality (Adj): extravagance: the trait of spending extravagantly contemptuous(Adj) expressing extreme contempt <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">contralto (noun) the lowest female singing voice, a singer with such a voice <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">provincial (noun) Of or concerning a province of a country or empire

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 4 __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">punctilious (Adj) Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">somnambulatory (Verb) Of, pertaining to, or subject to somnambulation; Carried out while sleepwalking

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Chapter 7__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">gayety (noun): ties <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">locality (noun): a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 8 __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">dejection (noun): depression or lowness of spirits.