Shattering Glass Vocabulary

Question 1

Indifferent

Answer 1

(Adj.)
Not interested or concerned about something; neither good nor bad.
The actress was tired so she gave a rather indifferent performance.

Question 2

Drone

Answer 2

(Noun)
A person who does work that is boring and not very important; a deep continuous sound.
(Verb)
To make a continuous sound.
The drone of the washing machine went on for hours.

Question 3

Saunter

Answer 3

(Verb)
To walk in a slow relaxed manner without effort.
Kaylee sauntered down the haller because she was already late for class.

Question 4

Disgruntled

Answer 4

(Adj.)
Angry of dissatisfied.
Brandi looked at the disgruntled dog sitting next to his empty food bowl.

Question 5

Baffle

Answer 5

(Verb)
To confuse someone completely.
(Adj.)
Confused.
My jokes could easily baffle my younger sister, she is easily confused.

Question 6

Grimace

Answer 6

(Noun)
An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face usually to express pain or disgust.
(Verb)
To make a grimace.
Brian grimaced as he saw the grade he got on his math exam.

Question 7

Dabble

Answer 7

(Verb)
To play or take part in an activity in a way that is not serious.
Chris dabbles in the culinary arts and fine wine.

Question 8

Accusatory

Answer 8

(Adj.)
Expressing blame or accusing someone.
I saw Thomas’s expression of accusatory towards Chris.

Question 9

Demeanor

Answer 9

(Adj.)
A person’s outward behavior or appearance
His demeanor is not very nice right now.

Question 10

Annihilate

Answer 10

(Verb)
To destroy something completely.
They tried to annihilate the computers folders filled with inadequate data.

Question 11

Devious

Answer 11

(Adj.)
Willing to lie or trick people to get what one wants.
She was a devious young child, always tricking her siblings.

Question 12

Inference

Answer 12

(Noun)
To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence.
(Noun)
A conclusion or opinion formed based on fact or evidence.
What can you infer about my father by the way he speaks?

Question 13

Foreshadow

Answer 13

(Verb)
To give a suggestion or hint about something that has not happened yet.
The story was foreshadowing an event when she picked un the flashlight and it didn’t work.

Question 14

Recalcitrant

Answer 14

(Adj.)
Stubborn; refusing to obey the rules or orders.
Julia worked on the recalcitrant buttons on the back of her dress.

Question 15

Supposition

Answer 15

(Noun)
An idea or theory that one believes is true; an uncertain truth.
The room had been buzzing with the children’s suppositions of who’s ticket would be picked.

Question 16

Clamorous

Answer 16

(Adj.)
Marked by loud and insistent cries, full of noise.
He whirled and bowed to the clamorous applause.

Question 17

Abashed

Answer 17

(Adj.)
Embarrassed or ashamed.
She appeared to be abashed as soon as she returned from falling down the stairs.

Question 18

Despondent

Answer 18

(Adj.)
Very sad; without hope.
She became despondent to the situation.

Question 19

Concur

Answer 19

(Verb)
To agree with someone or something.
For the first time, my teacher concurred with me.

Question 20

Barrage

Answer 20

(Noun)
A great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously.
It was a barrage of laughter that came from the crowd.

Question 21

Ingrained

Answer 21

(Adj.)
Being a part of the innermost nature of a being, existing for a long time and very difficult to change.
Where an emaciated man with thick trifocals eyed us with ingrained adult suspicion.

Question 22

Plod

Answer 22

(Verb)
To walk slowly with heavy steps; to progress or develop slowly.
He plodded through the field back to the car because of his lack of energy.

Question 23

Ostentatious

Answer 23

(Adj.)
Excessive or showy.
She was too ostentatious to be in an old, classic, low-key broadway music.