acquiescence
Agreement and acceptance without complaint
antebellum
The period before a war, used most often to describe the decades immediately prior to the United States Civil War, particularly in the South
apostrophe
An address to either a person who is not present or to a personified object
batture
A higher section of a riverbed
bayou
A slow-moving stream of water that travels through marshes or other swampy, low-lying areas
cabriolet
A two-seat carriage with two wheels that is drawn by one horse
corbeille
A basket of objects, often used in French in the context of a wedding present
Creole
A descendant of the original French settlers in the southern United States, particularly in the area surrounding New Orleans
crepe myrtle
A type of flowered shrub often grown in warm climates
damask
Fine linen, often with a distinctive woven pattern
deuce
The devil; "deuced" also means "darned"
gaudy
Tastelessly flashy and overdecorated
grosbec
In English spelled "grosbeak," a type of finch with a large bill
layette
A wardrobe of clothes for a baby
peignoir
A dressing gown for women
percale
A finely woven type of cotton cloth
picayune
A Spanish-American coin of small denomination once used as a form of alternate currency in Louisiana
porte-monnaie
French term for a wallet
portico
A front porch with columns
quadroon
Someone who is one-fourth of black descent
