Stephen King Vocab Flashcards
Affluent
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods
Vivacious
lively, animated, and spirited
Coyly
in a hesitant or indirect manner
Malevolence
the feeling of wanting to do evil to others
Caricature
a picture or description that ludicrously exaggerates the peculiarities or defects of a person or thing
Sullen
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
Hiatus
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, or action
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 or a transverse support for planking
Aptitude
innate or acquired capacity for something
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 or lacking in ideas or intelligence
Orderly
a hospital attendant having general, non-medical duties
Hesitation
a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear
Inevitable
unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped
Potential
possible, as opposed to actual
Freight
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air
Cadaverous
of or like a corpse
