book vocab Flashcards
(38 cards)
Disgrace
loss of respect,honor or esteem;shame
Madras
a light cotten plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses, and other clothing
Muttered
spoke in low tones;grumbled
Reckless
careless;without caution
Bawl
to cry or wail without great lust
Quivering
shaking uncontrolably
Unfathomable
impossable to understand;incomprehensable
Savvy
to know;understand
Roguishly
in a playfully mischevious manner
Winced
drew back or tensed the body, as from pain or a blow; flinched
Incredulous
not inclined to belive;skeptical
Nonchalantly
unconcernedly; indifferently; unexitedly; casually
Scatter brained
incapable of serious connected thought
Gallently
in a brave, valient, nobal-minded or chialrous way
Aloofness
disintrest; indifference; distent in feeling
Ornery
ugly or unpleasent in disposition or temper; stubborn
Elite
persons of the highest class
Dumfounded
struck with astonishment and surprise
Cunning
artfully subtle or shrewed; crafty; sly
Unceasingly
without stopping; continuing
Apprehensive
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
Defiance
bold resistence to authority
Contemptuously
expressing disdain; scornfully
Ruefully
regretfully; feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pitty