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That Was Then This is Now
VocabularyChapters 1-3
Sole
• Being the only one
• She was her mothers sole support.
Hustle
• To lure less skillful playing into competing
• They hustled the kid into playing a poker game.
Adjoining
• To be next to something
• The hotel rooms were adjoining.
Tradition
• Passing down of beliefs and customs from one generation to the next
Taunt
• To challenge or insult
Wistful
• To long for something or someone
• He cast a wistful look my way.
Wince
• To make a movement in response to pain either physical or mental
• I winced with pain after falling off of my bike.
Lame
• Unable to walk or use a limb due to a disability
Lanky
• Tall and thin
Intention
• Determined to act in a certain way
Inclined
• An attitude about something. Leaning towards one way or the other
Conceited
• having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
Chapters 4-5
• Stifle
• To hold back a thought or action
• I stifled my yawn as long as I could.
Invalid
• A person suffering from a disease or long term illness. Sickly.
• The invalid was often hospitalized.
Sassy
• Making a smart-aleck remark or comment
Flounced
• To move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy movements.
• He flounced out of the room.
Indifferent
• Not caring one way or the other
Sarcastic
• To make rude or cutting comments directed at another person
Reminisce
• To think or recall a past experience
Rueful
• Having pity or sympathy
• I was rueful to my neighbor when her goldfish died.
Ritzy
• Fancy or the appearance of wealth
Liberals
• People who are open-minded about things like religion or politics
Vague
• Unclear or not clearly expressed
• The directions to the assignment were very vague.
Glint
• Emotion expressed through the eyes
• He had a glint in his eyes whenever he looked at her.
Chapters 6-8
• Hysterical
• Showing excessive emotion or fear
Obliging
• Will to do a favor, accommodate
• He was very obliging when it came to lending his brother money.
Ego
• Self-esteem or concerned with self
Lingo
• Vocabulary associated with a particular area of interest or the vocabulary of a unique person
Stimulants
• Drugs that increase mental or physical activity
Crude
• Rough manner, vulgar
Impulsive
• Acting without thinking about the consequences of ones actions
Analyze
• To study the nature or actions of someone or something
• I analyzed the Biology problem and came up with a solution.
Recollection
• Able to remember the events of an occasion or incident
• I recollected the time when my grandmother took me to Florida.
Gulf
• Gap between two people due to argument or difference of opinion
• Growing apart
• There was gulf between the two friends.
Half-hearted
• Lacking heart, spirit, or interest
Hedging
• Not making a comment, evasive
• The defendant was hedging the question.
Chapters 8-11
• Witty
• Use of clever remarks
Quiver
• trembling
Commune
• A small community often associated with the 1960’s and hippies. A place where a group of people live and work together.
• She lived on a commune with her family.
Glorify
• To hold in highest esteem, to honor, to praise
Relapse
• Recurrence of an illness or addiction
Concept
• An idea or thought
• At the time, using computers to build cars was a new concept.
Justify
• To give or show reason for a course of action
Bewildered
• confused
Impersonal
• Indifferent, not friendly or caring about another’s feelings
Formalities
• Established procedure or way of doing something
• The formalities of a wedding can be quite extensive.
Obscure
• Not clear or easily understood or expressed
Sinister
• Evil