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The Doll House Vocab
The Doll House
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| grotesque | deprecating markedly from the natural, the expected, or typical; bizarre or abused or ugly |
| shunned | to be avoided deliberately and especially habitually |
| sneer | to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt |
| spiteful | filled with or showing petty ill or hatred in an effortt to irritate annoy, or thwart |
| clamber | to climb or move in an awkward or laborious way, typically using both hands and feet |
| congeal | to solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling |
| mutton | The flesh of a fully grown sheep used as food |
| scarcely | only just; almost not. |
| solem | formal and dignified; characterized by deep sincerity |
| titter | to give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle |
| Mondernism | a cultural movment that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized by a deliberate break from traditional styles and an embrace of new techniques, forms, and ideas in art, literature, and architecture |