TKAMB Vocab Test 5
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- Scowling
- a facial expression caused by scrunching up one's forehead and brow; a look of displeasure
- Feral
- wild; savage
- Statute
- law
- Hock
- the joint bending backward in the hind leg of an animal like a pig
- Hypocrites
- people who pretend to be something that they are not
- Florid
- very flowery in style; elegant
- Roly-poly
- a small bug that rolls itself into a ball
- Remorse
- a feeling of regret and guilt
- Maiden Ladies
- women who have never been married
- Indignant
- angry
- Smockin'
- decorative stitching used to gather cloth
- Largo
- in music terms "at a very slow tempo"
- Boil-prone
- to have been inclined to have a lot of boils
- Rout
- defeat
- Carcass
- body
- Gait
- pace, walk
- Charged the Jury
- this is when the judge gives the jury instructions in law before they go off to deliberate or decide the case
- Bovine
- cow-like
- Staccato
- distinct; sharp and crisp
- Devout
- devoted to religion
- Eccentricities
- odd behavior
- Wryly
- humorously; slightly sarcastic
- Earworms
- or cornworm; larva of a worm that destroys plants
- Charlotte
- a desert made with fruit in a mold that is lined with pieces of bread or cake
- Notoriety
- fame
- Squalid
- miserable; wretched
- Divinity
- a white fudge made from whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts
- Fatalistic
- to accept an event as though nothing could be done to change it
- Recluse
- someone who stays away from society and the company of others
- Bellows
- a machine that allows air to pumped through a system; an organ
- Commutes
- changes; makes less severe
- Railing
- painful
- Brevity
- shortness
- Infantile
- childish
- Vehement
- full of emotion and strong feeling
- Connived
- secretly cooperated or agreed to
- Forest Primeval
- a forest that has been primarily untouched or unchanged by man
- Wisteria
- twinning vines with large clusters of flowers
- Industry
- work, especially on a steady basis
- Blandly
- smoothly; without excitement
- Nondescript
- dull; with no special interesting qualities
- Crap Games
- a gambling game with two dice
- Cynical or Cynic
- someone who often belittles or makes fun of someone else
- Irascible
- angry
- Apprehension
- fear
- Veneer
- attractive outer surface
- Climbers
- social climbers; people trying to move into different social classes
- Repertoire
- accomplishments; skills
- Ruefully
- regretfully
- Sulky
- moody
- Furtive
- sneaky
- Vague
- not clearly felt; somewhat subconscious
- Mocker
- mockingbird
- Wary
- cautious
- Exhilarated
- cheerful; merry
- Furtive
- secret
- Dry
- clever but subtle
- Yaws
- an infectious contagious tropical disease
- Heathen
- unenlightened; without religion or morals
- Acquit
- clear of a charge
- Squalor
- filth
- Reprimand
- scold
- Spurious
- to outwardly resemble something but not have the genuine qualities of that thing
- Impertinence
- disrespect