One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Flashcards
Glare
(Verb) Stare in an angry or fierce way
Swivel
(Noun) Turn on a Pivot
Croon
(Verb) Sing or murmur gently
Hover
(Verb) Be undecided about something
Chronic
(Adjective) Long - Lasting
Ornery
(Adjective) Bad-tempered and combative
Loony
(Noun) A crazy or silly person
Pinochle
(Noun) A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards
Hassle
(noun) Irritating inconvenience
Callus
(Noun) A hardened or thickened part of the skin
Heft
(Verb) Lift or elevate
Efficiency
(Noun) the quality or property of being efficient
Replica
(Noun) A copy or reproduction of an original work of art
Knobby
(Adjective) having or covered with small knobs
Gripe
(Verb) Informal terms for objecting
Embalmer
(Noun) A mortician who treats corpses with preservatives
Straggle
(Verb) To stray or fall behind
Overzealous
(Adjective) Excessively enthusiastic
Grievance
(Noun) A circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint
Prototype
(Noun) An original instance serving as a standard for latter stages
Braggart
(Noun) A person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly
Sadistic
(Adjective) The deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others
Ineffectual
(Adjective) Having no effect or an inadequate effect
Matriarchy
(Noun) A Social System in which the mother is head of the family