Our Town Flashcards
affront
an action that causes offense
i was affronted when the guy called me a name
alacrity
someone who shows eager behavior
The boy came in with alacrity after he had won a prize
anthropology
scientific study of the origins of humans
barren
stripped of vegetation and devoid of life.
belligerent
they’re eager to fight
brisk
quick, lively, bracing, and refreshing.
burgle
rob and steal
contrive
plan or plot
crestfallen
you are dark, depressed, and down in the dumps.
diligent
works hard and carefully
drenched
covered
gingham
cloth
handkerchief
a small square of fabric
highboy
a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
legacy
something handed down from one generation to the next
lugubriousness
the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
meditatively
in a meditative manner
omniscient
is to know everything
parlor
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
farce
a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.
