Kindred Vocabulary

Jess (United States of America)
Vocabulary for the book Kindred.
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  1. intermittently
    in a manner of stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  2. detain
    cause to be slowed down or delayed
  3. loafing
    having no employment
    We use this word to describe someone who is often wasting their time: "Loafing around"
  4. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  5. resuscitation
    reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
  6. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
  7. composed
    serenely self-possessed and free from agitation
  8. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  9. brackish
    slightly salty
  10. limbo
    in Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent souls
  11. fragment
    a piece broken off or cut off of something else
  12. ornately
    in an ornate manner
  13. insure
    protect by a contract of reimbursement in case of loss
  14. wearily
    in a drained or worn down manner
  15. eerily
    in an unnatural eery manner
  16. remnant
    a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists
  17. skirt
    pass around or about; move along the border
  18. transferral
    the act of moving something from one location to another
  19. cowardice
    the trait of lacking courage
  20. ostensibly
    from appearances alone
  21. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  22. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  23. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  24. sputter
    spit up in an explosive manner
  25. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  26. squeamishness
    the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
  27. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  28. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  29. endurance
    a state of surviving; remaining alive
  30. wino
    a chronic drinker
  31. supplement
    an additional component that improves capability
  32. initial
    mark with the first letters of one's name
  33. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  34. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  35. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  36. vulgar
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  37. liable
    subject to legal action
  38. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  39. resemblance
    similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
  40. prodding
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  41. overseer
    a person who directs and manages others
  42. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass
  43. dormer
    a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof
  44. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
  45. perennial
    recurring again and again
  46. solemnly
    in a serious and dignified manner
  47. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  48. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  49. fuss
    care for like a mother
    fussing is the word in the story.
  50. stingy
    unwilling to spend
  51. supper
    the evening meal
  52. sensitivity
    responsiveness to emotional feelings
  53. defective
    having a flaw
  54. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
  55. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  56. humiliation
    depriving one of self-esteem
  57. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  58. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  59. castaway
    a shipwrecked person
  60. obligingly
    in accommodation
  61. solemnly
    in a serious and dignified manner
  62. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  63. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  64. unwittingly
    without knowledge or intention
  65. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  66. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  67. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  68. confined
    being in captivity
  69. vigor
    forceful exertion
  70. vaguely
    in an unclear way
  71. acclimatize
    get used to a certain environment
  72. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  73. ignorant
    uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
  74. tardily
    later than usual or than expected
  75. husky
    muscular and heavily built
  76. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  77. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  78. inadequate
    lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  79. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  80. grudgingly
    in a reluctant manner
  81. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  82. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  83. bigotry
    intolerance and prejudice
  84. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
  85. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  86. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  87. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  88. desperation
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  89. vehemently
    in a forceful manner
  90. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  91. acquaintance
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  92. gratitude
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
  93. correspondence
    communication by the exchange of letters
  94. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  95. linger
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  96. overseer
    a person who directs and manages others
  97. purgative
    a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  98. repressive
    restricting action, freedom, or expression
  99. dismayed
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  100. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  101. miraculously
    in a miraculous manner
  102. gory
    covered with blood
  103. incontinent
    lacking restraint or self-control
  104. hysterics
    an attack of hysteria
  105. simmer
    boil slowly at low temperature
  106. babbling
    gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
  107. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  108. render
    give or supply
  109. flintlock
    an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer
  110. obligingly
    in accommodation
  111. grudgingly
    in a reluctant manner
  112. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  113. ague
    chills and fever that are symptomatic of malaria
  114. precaution
    a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger
  115. resuscitation
    reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
  116. laudanum
    narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient
  117. gauntness
    extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
  118. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  119. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  120. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  121. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  122. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  123. inaudible
    impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
  124. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  125. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
  126. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  127. weary
    physically and mentally fatigued
  128. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  129. melancholy
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
Created on Mon May 06 23:49:50 EDT 2013 (updated Fri May 17 18:11:14 EDT 2013)

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