One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest - Part 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Hassle

Answer 1

Informal terms for objecting

Question 2

Grievance

Answer 2

A circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

A source or experience of aggravation

Question 4

Ornery

Answer 4

Having a difficult and contrary position

Question 5

Loony

Answer 5

Extremely foolish or silly

Question 6

Overzealous

Answer 6

Excessively Enthusiastic

Question 7

Glare

Answer 7

To stare intently and angrily

Question 8

Croon

Answer 8

Sign or murmur gently

Question 9

Hover

Answer 9

Be undecided about something

Question 10

Straggle

Answer 10

To stray or fall behind

Question 11

Swivel

Answer 11

Turn on a pivot

Question 12

Heft

Answer 12

Lift or elevate

Question 13

Efficiency

Answer 13

The quality or property of being efficient

Question 14

Prototype

Answer 14

An original instance serving as a standard for later stages.

Question 15

Replica

Answer 15

A copy or reproduction of an original work of art

Question 16

Pinochle

Answer 16

A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards

Question 17

Gripe

Answer 17

Long-lasting

Question 18

Callus

Answer 18

A hardened or thickened part of the skin

Question 19

Knobby

Answer 19

Having or covered with small knobs

Question 20

Embalmer

Answer 20

A mortician who treats corpses with preservatives.