A Doll’s House Vocabulary List

Parcela – wrapped package
Shilling – a former monetary unit in Great Britain
Bustle -move or cause to move energetically or busily
Spendthrift – someone who spends money prodigally
Extravagant – recklessly wasteful
Gilt – having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Assure – inform positively and with certainty and confidence
Nuisance – a bothersome annoying person
Plucky – marked by determination in the face of difficulties
Incredulous – not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
Barrister – a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
Unsavory – morally offensive
Precarious – not secure; beset with difficulties
Broach – bring up a topic for discussion
Procure – get by special effort
Rubbish – nonsensical talk or writing
Accustom – familiarize psychologically or physically
Oblige – dunder a moral obligation to do something
Irresolute – uncertain how to act or proceed
Tarantella – a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
Consumption – a

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