Both Uses of
pretentious
in
The Awakening
- Robert's voice was not pretentious.
Chpt 14 *pretentious = trying to appear overly impressive
- Late in the afternoon she sought refuge with Mademoiselle Reisz, and stayed there alone, waiting for her, feeling a kind of repose invade her with the very atmosphere of the shabby, unpretentious little room.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(pretentious) acting more impressive than is deserved