shattering glass vocab Flashcards
indifferent
(adj.) not interested or concerned about something; neither good nor bad
Stan knew he was being watched by the young lady. He was indifferent to her stare not even glanging up once to acknowledge it.
synonms: apathetic, complacent, unconcerned
drone
(noun) a person who does work that is boring and not very important; a deep continuous sound
(verb) to make a continous sound
Dan was kept from sleeping due to the drone of the refridgerator. It went on for the whole night forcing dan to get only an hour of sleep.
synonms: idler
saunter
(verb) to walk in a slow relaxed manner without effort.
John sauntered through the streets of Rome. He had nothing to worry about since he was on vacation.
synonms: stroll, meander
disgruntled
(adj) angry or dissatified
Luke waved to the disgruntled womon who refused to smile.
synonms: discontent
Baffle
Baffled
to confuse someone completly (verb)
(adj) confused
the magician was able to baffle his audiance enough that he forced to reveal his secrets.
synonms: bewilder, perplex
grimace
(noun) an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, usually to express pain or disgust
(verb) to make a grimace
The boy grimaced as he opened up his new sweater. he ended up throwing it out because it was so ugly.
synonms: scowl, wince
dabble
(verb) to play or take part in an activity in away that is not serious
Steve dabbles in activities such as basketball, baseball, and soccer but would never join a team becuase he does not have the dedication.
synonms: tinker
accusatory
(adj) expressing blame or accusing someone
I saw Simon’s expression was disapproving and accusatory.
synonms: none
Demeanor
(noun) a person’s outward behavior or appearance
After the player missed the shot you could tell by his demeanor that he did not want to be in the game.
synonms: conduct
annihilate
(verb) to destroy completely; obliterate
Due to the heavy bombardment the whole city was annhilated. There was no standing objects of any kind left.
synonms: destroy, eliminate
annihilate
(verb) to destroy completely; obliterate
Due to the heavy bombardment the whole city was annhilated. There was no standing objects of any kind left.
synonms: destroy, eliminate
devious
(adj) willing to lie or trick people to get what one wants.
The girl had a devious smile on her face for she was able to about her homewrok to her teacher
synonyms: cunning, scheming, shrewd
infer
inference
(verb) to form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence
(noun) a conclusion or opinion formed based on fact or evidence
The detectives infered that Stan comitted the crime since dna anaylsis matched the finger prints to his name
synonms: conclusion, reasoning
infer
inference
(verb) to form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence
(noun) a conclusion or opinion formed based on fact or evidence
The detectives infered that Stan comitted the crime since dna anaylsis matched the finger prints to his name
synonms: conclusion, reasoning
infer
inference
(verb) to form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence
(noun) a conclusion or opinion formed based on fact or evidence
The detectives infered that Stan comitted the crime since dna anaylsis matched the finger prints to his name
synonms: conclusion, reasoning
