Glass Castle Vocab

Question 1

The necessary means (especially financial means)

Answer 1

Wherewithal

Question 2

Deeply or seriously thoughtful

Answer 2

Contemplative

Question 3

Relating to or being a large and stately residence

Answer 3

Palatial

Question 4

Capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement

Answer 4

Rousing

Question 5

A word that is formed with a suffix to indicate smallness

Answer 5

Diminutive

Question 6

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Answer 6

cajole

Question 7

Concise and full of meaning

Answer 7

pithy

Question 8

Greatest in importance, degree, or significance

Answer 8

preeminent

Question 9

A group of a people who have no permanent home

Answer 9

nomad

Question 10

Influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering

Answer 10

wheedle

Question 11

Move about or proceed hurriedly

Answer 11

scuttle

Question 12

Tending to move away from the middle

Answer 12

centrifugal

Question 13

Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

Answer 13

cantankerous

Question 14

Providing no shelter or sustenance

Answer 14

desolate

Question 15

Deliberately vague or ambiguous

Answer 15

evasive

Question 16

A wanderer with no established residence or means of support

Answer 16

vagrant

Question 17

Assign to a lower position

Answer 17

relegate

Question 18

Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

Answer 18

foolhardy

Question 19

Shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

Answer 19

corrugated

Question 20

Adapt something wild to the environment

Answer 20

cultivate