1. A Doll’s house vocabulary
By: Mrs. Chalk

2. Act I Squandered Seizing Interfered Incredulously Bedridden Ravishing
Indiscreet
Frivolous
Amortization
Contraband
Vehemently
Degenerate

3. Squandered (1) to spend extravagantly or foolishly
(2) to cause to disperse
(3) to lose (as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction

4. seizing (1) to take possession (2) to attack or overwhelm physically
(1) the operation of fastening together or lashing with tarred small stuff
(2) the cord or lashing used in binding or fastening

5. interfered
(1) to interfere in a way that hinders or impedes: come to collision or be in opposition
(2) to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in walking or running
(3) to enter into or take part in the concerns of others
(4) to act reciprocally so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another

6. incredulously
(1) unwilling to believe
(2) showing doubt or disbelief

7. bedridden
Confined (as by illness) to bed

8. ravishing (1) usually attractive, pleasing, or striking OR
(1) to seize and take away by violence
(2) to overcome with emotion (as joy or delight)

9. indiscreet (1) not discreet
(2) not good at hiding things; very obvious

10. Frivolous
(1) of little weight or importance; having no sound basis (as in fact or law)
(2) lacking in seriousness; marked by unbecoming levity

11. Amortization
(1) to pay off gradually usually by periodic payments of principal and interest or by payments to a sinking
(2) to gradually reduce or write off the cost or value of (as in assets)

12. contraband (1) illegal or prohibited traffic in goods
(2) goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden

13. vehemently
(1) intensely emotional
(2) deeply felt

15. degenerate
Having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state; having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type especially: having sunk to a lower and usually corrupt and vicious state