Grapes of Wrath Flashcards
Judiciously
Wisely
Perplexity
Bewilderment
Incredible
Unbelievable
Germinate
Sprout, evolve
Truculent
Cruel, belligerent
petulant
insolent, rude in speech or behavior
incredulously
skeptically
animosity
hostility
citadel
fortress, the strongest part
lecherous
given to inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
listlessness
state of lacking energy, enthusiasm
eminent
famous
contemptuous
expressing hatred
droned
said in a monotonous sound
wizened
withered, dried up
plummet
drop straight
accoutrements
equipment
satirically
sarcastically
ostracism
exclusion by general consent
ramparts
broad embankments raised for fortification
tattered
ragged
nebulous
vague
coveted
desired
fallow
cultivated land that is allowed to idle during the growing season
corrugated
shaped into folds
wretched
miserable
swaggering
strutting
belligerently
combatively
circuitousness
roundabout or indirect procedures
self-abasement
humiliation of oneself based on feelings of guilt or inferiority
questing
searching
degenerate
degraded
deftly
skillfully
disconsolately
cheerlessly, dejectedly
rakishly
characteristic of a libertine, one who acts without moral restraint
putrefying
decaying
steathly
scecret