Vocab Ch 61-65 Flashcards
staggering
moving unsteady, drunk/ill
lurching
moving sudden or irregular, drunk/ill/walking on moving ship
ambling
moving easy or gentle, pleasure/relaxation
striding
moving with long steps, purposeful
strutting
moving proudly and chest held out, to look important
tramping
moving with firm/heavy steps, walking for a long time
trudging
moving heavy/slow/with difficulty, tired
staggeringly
amazingly
taking things in your stride
taking things calmly
meandering
water metaphor, winding course
unprecedented
never having happened before
courtesy
politeness and respect
offhand
showing a rude lack of interest in others
insolent
rude and not showing respect
to stand on ceremony
behave in a formal way
to be straightlaced
to have old-fashioned and fixed morals
the done thing
what you are expected to do in a social situation
squirm
move from side to side in an awkward way
titter
small laugh
wailing
making a rising and falling sound
cumbersome
things that are difficult to handle (machines, equipment, systems, structures etc.)
ponderous
slow and clumsy because of weight
lumbering
heavy movement of physical things
to weigh up
consider and compare (expr.)
To congeal
become thick and solid
to dillute
add water
impervious (to)
liquid cannot pass through
jet black
intensely black, used about hair/eyes
mousy
a light, not very interesting brown, used only about hair
auburn
a red-brown colour, hair
mauve
pale purple
monochrome
uses one colour
blue (meta.)
depression
grey (meta.)
lack of clarity
