1. make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
2. do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
3. be indebted or grateful.

Example: They asked for food and he obliged with soup and sandwiches.

synonyms: accomodate, assist, help

-dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

-(of a sound or utterance) lacking in variation in tone or pitch.

example of the words use: Jonny’s voice was coldly monotonous but soft.

These are actors with monotone voices:

triumph – ( noun ) a victory or conquest by or as if by military force

i found this definition on https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triumph

i found this word in the story of an hour “There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory.”

now knowing the definition helped because at first I didn’t understand and you might understand from the text but the definition helps you understand how strong that feeling was and how impacting it was. It just helps get a deeper understand of the word

Imploring – to call upon in supplication

i found this definition at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imploring

I found this word in The story of an hour “Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring for admission.”

The definition helps understand the sentence because imploring for admission is hard to understand if you don’t know it. So now know that it’s to call upon supplication then you’ll understand the feeling and reasoning behind why she is doing what she is doing. This can help the reader to know what she’s doing. At first you can get a feel of what it going on but overall I believe that the definition helps

Vermilion [noun]:A brilliant red pigment made from mercury sulfide (cinnabar).

• Source: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/vermilion

Taken from Passing, Quicksand.

• “There were batik dresses in which mingled indigo, orange, green, vermilion, and black; dresses of velvet and chiffon in screaming colors, blood red, sulfur yellow, sea green; and one black and white thing in striking combination.”
• This is a type of red pigment, this is helpful if you want to know the name for different shades of reds.

• Décolletage [noun]:A low neckline on a woman’s dress or top.
  • Source: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/decolletage

  Taken from Passing, Quicksand.

  • “The extreme décolletage of her simple apricot dress showed a skin of unusual color, a delicate, creamy hue, with golden tones. “Almost like an alabaster,” thought Helga.”