Vocab for "At The Western Palace"

-Nauseating: to cause to feel extreme disgust. (p. 131)
-Demure: characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. (p. 133)
-Annotated: to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes (p. 133)
-Tiers: A rank or class. (p. 135)
-Benevolent: characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. (p. 136)
-Exasperated: to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely. (p. 137)
-Proprietress: a woman who owns a business establishment. (p. 138)
-Connive: to cooperate secretly; conspire.
-Gesticulating: to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. (p. 148)
-Waylay: to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay. (p. 149)
-Seeped: To pass slowly through small openings or pores; ooze. (p. 151)
-Guile: insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. (p. 153)
-Dappled: a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters. (p. 153)

The words in this chapter tell us that this chapter is about work; more importantly, a chinese woman's work in America. The word proprietress lets us know that maxine's mom owns her own business. Words like such as nauseating and exasperated show us that the work she does along with the work that most new immigrants get is very hard and tiring.