NLMG Vocab.ch. 7-14 Flashcards
Impinge
A strike or dash especially with a sharp collision
Contortion
A twisted position
Commandeer
To take something by force especially for military purposes
Bonhomie
A feeling of friendliness among a group of people
Negligible
Very small or unimportant
engrossed
Having all ones attention or interest absorbed by someone or something
Nostalgia
Pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering from the past and wishing that you could experience it again
Nonchalance
Coolly unconcerned indifferent the state of being nonchalant
Meandering
Following a windering and turning course
Incongruous
Strange because not agreeing with what is usual or expected
Scrutinize
To examine something carefully especially in a critical way
Blasé
Unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before
Spate
A large number of things that appear or happen in a short period of time
Chortling
Laugh in a breathily gleeful way chuckle
Feasible
Possible to do
Patronizing
Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
Deferral
Putting off until another time postponing
Tête-à-tête
A private conversation between two people
Despondent
Very sad and without hope
Starkly
Having a very plain and often cold or empty appearance
