Stephen King Vocab Flashcards
Affluent
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich.
Vivacious
lively; animated; spirited.
Coyly
in a hesitant or indirect manner.
Malevolence
the quality, state, or feeling of ill will, malice, or hatred.
Caricature
a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things.
Sullen
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
Hiatus
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
Trestle
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
Aptitude
capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent.
Garrison
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
Portable
capable of being transported or conveyed.
Pavlovian
of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.
Trifle
an article or thing of very little value.
Vacuously
without contents; empty
Orderly (noun)
an enlisted soldier assigned to perform various chores for a commanding officer or group of officers.
