One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Part 2 Flashcards
Braggart
A person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly
Sadistic
The deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others
Ineffectual
Having no effect or an inadequate effect
Matriarchy
A social system in which the mother is head of the family
Notorious
Known widely and usually unfavorably
Deduce
To reach a conclusion by reasoning
Withered
Shriveled or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance
Maudlin
Effusively or tearfully sentimental
Folio
A large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves or four pages of a book
Dingbat
An empty-headed or silly person
Ample
Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity
Scour
To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously
Bile
A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Vulnerable
Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
Suspicious
Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable
Fidget
To behave or move nervously or restlessly
Latrine
To behave or move nervously or restlessly
Scaffolding
A temporary arrangement erected around a buiding
Assert
To state or express positively
Gurney
A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients