refugee Flashcards
promenade
a public area on which poeple walk or stoll for pleasure
paranoid
haveing excessive suspicion about others
indignation
strong anger due to smoething unjust or insulting
inferior
of lower value or quality
summoned
to be called to appear at a specific
catatonic
appearing to be in daze;unresponsive
debris
the remains of anything destroyed; trash
gaunt
extremely thin from hungers or exhaustion
anguish
extreme distress from suffering
sheepish
feeling or looking embarrassed
avenge
to inflict harm as act of revenge
profuse
in great amount
cringe
to crouch in fear or embarrassment
inconsolable
not able to be comforted
recoil
to quickly back away with horror or disgust
tedious
long repetitive and dull
dinghy
a small boat
churlish
rude; mean
intimidate
to fill with fear
lair
the den of a lion or wild animal
squalid
filty and neglected
dissident
persons who disagree with the majoritly
gawking
staring awkwardly or obviously
ominous
suggeseting an evil or harmful outcome
dubious
doubtful; indicating doubt
beret
a soft cap with a close fitting headband and a round ,flat top
radical
in favor of drastic or extreme political or social changes
bisected
cut or divided into two equal parts
diminutive
tiny small
refrain
a phrase that repeated in a song or poem
haphazard
random unplanned or disorganized
immense
huge very large
confer
to consult or discuss
incoherently
in a manner not easily understood
beacon
a guiding signal or light a lighthouse
emerge
to come into view
chastise
to scold or punish
flattered
pleased by compliments or attention
wince
to tense the body especially from pain
fragile
delicate easily broken
