second-wave feminism
a period of the feminist movement lasting between 1960 and roughly 1980. The Edible Woman is often referred to as a pivotal text for the second-wave feminist movement
term paper
a longer paper written at the end of an academic term
misogyny
prejudice against women
bachelor
a single man
housewife
a woman whose primary occupation is managing her household, taking care of her children, and fulfilling her role as a wife to her husband
laundromat
a commercial establishment for doing laundry
cannibalism
the act of eating human flesh
invalid
a person handicapped by injury
inertia
inactivity; resistance to change
sensible
practical, prudent
coiffured
to have elegantly styled hair
scotch
a malt whisky with a high concentration of alcohol, made in Scotland
cynical
distrustful of human sincerity
conscience
a person's internal moral compass
femininity
qualities that are associated with or represent womanhood
evasion
avoidance
monopolize
to completely dominate or take control of
temperance
moderation, self-restraint
flesh
the body's physical muscle, skin, and fat
neurotic
anxious, tense
