Book Vocabulary

Question 1

schlub

Answer 1

a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person

Question 2

evasive

Answer 2

not honest or direct; done to avoid harm, an accident, etc.

Question 3

warble

Answer 3

singing in a trilling or quavering voice

Question 4

gait

Answer 4

a manner of walking, stepping, or running

Question 5

aggrieved

Answer 5

feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

Question 6

nicety

Answer 6

a fine detail or distinction, especially one regarded as intricate and fussy

Question 7

sidle

Answer 7

walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely

Question 8

spic

Answer 8

a contemptuous term for a spanish speaking person from central/south america, or the caribbean

Question 9

unbidden

Answer 9

without having been commanded or invited

Question 10

garret

Answer 10

a top floor or attic room, especially a small dismal

Question 11

tetchy

Answer 11

bad tempered and irritable

Question 12

lurch

Answer 12

an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll

Question 13

gorging

Answer 13

eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food

Question 14

panache

Answer 14

flamboyant confidence of style or manner (historical: a tuft or plume of feathers, especially headress or helmet)

Question 15

bereave

Answer 15

be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one’s death

Question 16

commiseration

Answer 16

sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion

Question 17

writhe

Answer 17

make continual twisting, squirming movements, or contortions of the body

Question 18

susurrus

Answer 18

whispering, murmuring, or rustling

Question 19

swiveled

Answer 19

to turn or pivot on as if on a swivel

Question 20

subside

Answer 20

to sink to a lower level; to become quiet, less active, or less violent.

Question 21

phantasm

Answer 21

an apparition, an illusory likeness of something, mental image

Question 22

galoot

Answer 22

a clumsy or oafish person

Question 23

maudlin

Answer 23

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

Question 24

smolder

Answer 24

burn slowly with smoke but no flame; show or feel barely suppressed anger, hatred, etc.; exist in suppressed or concealed state

Question 25

buffet

Answer 25

strike repeatedly and violently (seas); knock someone off course; afflict or harm someone repeatedly over long time

Question 26

riotous

Answer 26

marked by or involving public disorder, characterized by wild and uncontrolled behavior; having a vivid, varied appearance; hilariously funny

Question 27

encampment

Answer 27

a place with temporary accommodations consisting of tents or huts

Question 28

sprawl

Answer 28

sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way

Question 29

unfazed

Answer 29

not disconcerted or pertubed

Question 30

clamber

Answer 30

climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way

Question 31

vicissitude

Answer 31

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

Question 32

mellifluous

Answer 32

sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

Question 33

tumbril

Answer 33

an open cart that tilted backward to empty out its load