NLMG Vocab 2 Flashcards
Daft
Silly, foolish
Sniggering
to give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh
Taboo
Prohibited by social custom
Acquisitive
Interested in acquiring money or material things
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings about something or someone
Summoned
To urgently call on someone
Dodgy
Dishonest, unreliable
Thwart
Prevent someone from accomplishing something
Furtively
To avoid notice or attention
Nostalgia
Longing for the past
Frivolously
Not having serious purpose or value
bedlam
Extreme confusion or disorganization
inkling
a hint; a vague notion
languorous
Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness
anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
despondent
lacking hope
nonchalance
indifference; lack of concern; composure
sheepish
(adj.) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid
coy
pretending to be shy often in order to increase interest in something by keeping back information
whim
a sudden wish to do something without a particular reason; a fanciful idea
