The miracle worker vocab
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39 terms
Italian | English |
|---|---|
 Indolent | adj- avoid activity, exertion, lazy |
| oculist | n- eye doctor |
| emphatic | adj- with emphatic |
| morosely | adv- sullenly, ill-tempered |
| unperturbed | adj- not easily drawn |
| iota | n- a small amount |
| facetiously | adv- sarcastic, laugh at a serious topic |
| inexorably | adv- not to be persuaded or moved |
| meekly | adv- in a submissive manner |
| precocious | adv- unusually advanced or mature; smart |
| reproachfully | adv-expressing censure or blame |
| desiccated | adj- dehydrated, powdered |
| sotto voce | adj- in a low, soft voice |
| scowling | v or adj- a look of anger or disapproval |
| imperious | adj- assuming power and authority; domineering |
| asperity | n- harshness in tone or manner |
| imperceptibly | adv- impossible to perceive or understand |
| impassibly | adv- not feeling or showing emotion |
| nonplussed | adj- confussed, surprised, not sure how to react |
| feigned | v- to fake or pretend to be affected |
| compunction | n- anxiety arising from guilt; distressed of mind over and anticipated action or result |
| mulls | v- to think deeply about |
| intimated | v- to communicate indirectly or in a subtle way |
| belfry | n- a bell tower |
| parasol | b- umbrella |
| disinter | v- to dig up |
| scuttled | v- to ruin or destroy |
| dourly | adv- sadly |
| asylum | n- place for people who are crazy |
| silhouette | n- dark shape of something visible against a lighter background |
| careens | v- to move swiftly in an uncontrollable manner |
| paroxysm | n- sudden outburst of emotion or violent expression |
| intractably | adv-hard to deal with or control |
| boon | n- gift, blessing |
| devoutness | n- religious authority or connection |
| ressurection | n- a rebirth |
| consummately | adv- of the highest degree |
| trepidation- | n- fear |
| repose | n- in a state of rest |
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