Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Builder--Anna

insouciance (pg 63): lighthearted concern; nonchalance
preponderance (pg 66): superiority or excess in number or quantity; majority
squalid (pg 67): morally repulsive
recluses (pg 75): a person who lives in seclusion often in solitude
tawdry (pg 77): showy but cheap and of poor quality;tasteless
miasma (pg 80): unwholesome or oppressive atmosphere
ovoid (pg 81): egg-shaped
copacetic (pg 87): fine; ok
titillation (pg 87): excitement, arousal
vehemence (pg 91): eagerness; fervency

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