The Awakening Vocabulary

countenance

(noun) the appearance conveyed by a person's face or its expression

langour

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; a relaxed comfortable feeling

encumbrance

an onerous or difficult concern

embodiment

a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; a new personification of a familiar idea

impervious

not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

droll

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

naivete

lack of sophistication or worldliness, lack of wisdom

remonstrate

argue in protest or opposition

sonorous

full and loud and deep

impel

urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate

bewilder

be a mystery to

ponderous

labored and dull

vouchsafe

to grant in a condescending manner

candor

the quality of being honest and straightforward

prevail

use persuasion successfully

suffuse

cause or spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

piquant

having an agreeably pungent taste

bayou

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake

sundry

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kids

incipient

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

harbor

maintain, as a theory, thought or feeling

pleasantry

an agreeable or amusing remark

pittance

an inadequate payment

alacrity

liveliness and eagerness

commodious

large and roomy

fortnight

a period of fourteen consecutive days

ennui

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

homely

without artificial refinement or elegance

temerity

fearless daring

lamentable

bad; unfortunate

idiosyncrasy

a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual

bourgeois

belonging to the middle class

tacit

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

caprice

a sudden desire

acquiesce

agree or express agreement

rhapsodic

feeling great rapture or delight

reverie

absentminded dreaming while awake

remonstrance

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

foreboding

a feeling of evil to come

congenial

suitable to your needs

despondency

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

quaff

to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

hasten

move fast