Five Little Peppers Midway Flashcards
avidity
ardent desire or craving; eagerness
apothecary
one that prepares and sells medicines; pharmacist
chaotic
greatly disordered; disarrayed
condescend
be gracious enough (to do something), especially while showing one’s sense of dignity or superiority
convulsive
uncontrollable; characterized by violent agitation
cordial
to undergo gradual charge
genial
having a pleasant or friendly disposition; gracious
grimace
a contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt or disgust
implore
urgently beg
insufferable
difficult or impossible to endure
interval
the amount of time between two specified events; a pause or intelude
irascible
angry; ill-tempered
meditative
with reflection or contemplation; pensively
naive
without pretension; ingenuous
nonchalance
casual lack of concern