NLMG Vocab Flashcards
Ambivalent
Adjective
Having mixed or conflicting feelings about something
“But by the time we were ten, we’d grown more ambivalent about it” pg. 38
Milling
Verb
(Of people or animals) to move around in a confused mass
“But the rain kept going, and when the last of us had emerged, the veranda was pretty crowded, with everyone milling around restlessly” pg. 79
Incongruous
Adjective
Out of place
“Huddled together in front of the farmhouse, it isn’t so incongruous at all” pg. 120
Blasé
Adjective
Nonchalantly unconcerned
“The veterans usually laughed when one showed up and flicked through it quickly in a blasé way before throwing it aside, so we did the same.” pg. 133
Commandeer
Verb
To take arbitrary or forcible possession of
“We were using charcoal, and because someone had commandeered all the easels, we were having to work with our boards propped up against our laps” pg. 100
Bedlam
Noun
A scene of uproar and chaos
“And the sight of one in the distance was sometimes enough to cause a bedlam during class” pg. 34
Rota
Noun
A list showing when each of a number of people has to do a particular job
“The veterans’ - as Hannah called them - had long since worked out a chore rota which we kept to conscientiously” pg. 117
Engrossed
Verb
To be completely absorbed or occupied (in something)
“Until this point I’d been so engrossed in Tommy’s story, I’d forgotten my reason for having this talk with him” pg. 109
Hubbub
Noun
25
Nook
Noun
74
Languorous
Adjective
8
Furtively
Adverb
51
Snooty
Adjective
32
Waylaid
Verb
66
Foibles
Noun
39
