Unit 4: Novel Study: The Awakening, Chapters 1–19

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  1. persistence
    the act of continuing or repeating
  2. instruct
    impart skills or knowledge to
  3. incessantly
    without interruption
  4. reproach
    express criticism towards
  5. oppression
    a feeling of being burdened or distressed
  6. diminutive
    very small
  7. solitude
    the state or situation of being alone
  8. critical
    marked by a tendency to find and call attention to flaws
  9. repose
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  10. matronly
    befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
  11. reflection
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
  12. dainty
    delicately beautiful
  13. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  14. render
    give an interpretation of
  15. significant
    important in effect or meaning
  16. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  17. irritable
    easily annoyed
  18. submission
    the act of surrendering power to another
  19. procession
    the action of a group moving ahead in regular formation
  20. lull
    make calm or still
  21. tender
    having or displaying warmth or affection
  22. refrain
    part of a song or poem that recurs at regular intervals
  23. simultaneously
    at the same instant
  24. implicitly
    without doubting or questioning
  25. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  26. avoidance
    the act of deliberately preventing or keeping away from
  27. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  28. discrimination
    the cognitive process of recognizing differences
  29. administer
    bestow, as in small portions
  30. domestic
    of or involving the home or family
Created on Mon Dec 07 08:53:13 EST 2020 (updated Fri Dec 18 08:36:05 EST 2020)

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