Week 4 V Flashcards
To cry or make a high pitched sound, as in grief or suffering.
wail
Easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child.
petulantly
To make an expression of pain or strong dislike in which the face twists in an ugly way.
grimace
- In a slow, careful way.
2. On purpose, with clear intent.
deliberately
Anxious or nervous because you think something bad might happen.
uneasy
In the middle of or in between.
among
To speak in a confused way, often while taking short quick breaths.
sputter
Funny in an intelligent, not silly way.
witty
Causing to move from side to side.
waggle
Completely unaware of something.
oblivious
A person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
hitchhiker
To ask for information about something.
inquire
Having a special interest in a particular thing.
biased
To answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way.
retort
Too formal and not smooth or natural (writing and speaking)
stilted
The piece of skin that covers your eye when it’s closed.
lid
A person, especially a child, who’s very annoying.
menace
To walk in an angry or proud way, trying to catch someone.
stalk
A dull sound of something hitting something.
thump
Extremely loud.
deafening
Unhappy, annoyed and disappointed about something.
disgruntled
Hair and clothes being untidy.
disheveled
A person who is or behaves as if insane, lunatic or maniac.
madman
In a quick, active or abrupt way.
briskly
To control undesirable activity or someone who is behaving badly.
rein in
An ability to do something because of your experience or knowledge.
qualification
To study a subject again before you take a test.
revise
To hit out violently.
lash out
A room at the entrance of a hotel, theater, cinema.
foyer
To draw in or suck up, to absorb.
soak up
