Brighton Beach Vocab

Question 1

knickers

Answer 1

loose fitting trousers gathered at the knee of calf

Question 2

batter

Answer 2

injured by repeated blows or punishments

Question 3

flutter

Answer 3

a disturbance with rhythm of the heart

Question 4

memoir

Answer 4

a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources

Question 5

dapper

Answer 5

a man who is neat and trim in appearance

Question 6

bewilder

Answer 6

to become perplexed or confused

Question 7

infamous

Answer 7

well known for a bad quality

Question 8

momentous

Answer 8

great in importance or significance

Question 9

monumental

Answer 9

great in importance, extent, or size

Question 10

matriarch

Answer 10

a woman who is the head of the family

Question 11

transfix

Answer 11

cause someone to become motionless with horror

Question 12

4th wall

Answer 12

imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a three walled box set in a theater

Question 13

doleful

Answer 13

expressing sorrow

Question 14

diligent

Answer 14

hardworking or dedicated

Question 15

credible

Answer 15

convincing

Question 16

intricate

Answer 16

detailed

Question 17

taunt

Answer 17

tease

Question 18

lucid

Answer 18

expressing clearly

Question 19

ghastly

Answer 19

scary

Question 20

tenacious

Answer 20

tending to keep a firm hold of something

Question 21

bondage

Answer 21

slavery

Question 22

stone

Answer 22

apologize

Question 23

hamper

Answer 23

to hold back

Question 24

impoverished

Answer 24

bankrupt

Question 25

posthumous

Answer 25

awarded or occurring after death

Question 26

superfluous

Answer 26

being more than enough

Question 27

incessant

Answer 27

constant