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STA chapters 22-30 v
test on monday
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blood-curdling | horrifying, arousing extreme fear |
| catastrophe | a terrible disaster or accident, especially one that leads to great loss of life |
| coiffed | the way somebody wears his or her hair |
| docilely | quiet, easy to control, and unlikely to cause trouble |
| ethnic | sharing distinctive cultural traits as a group in society |
| hysterical | emotionally unstable state, impossible to hold back or control |
| infuriated | to make somebody extremely angry, furious |
| pigsty | unattractive, messy, dirty place |
| pungent | having a strong smell or a powerfully sharp or bitter taste |
| relegated | to pass something on to somebody for that person to deal with it |
| replica | an accurate reproduction of an object |
| resolutely | possessing determination and purposefulness |
| reverie | daydream, a state of idle and pleasant contemplation |
| scragglier | messy and uneven in appearance or shape |
| speculated | to form a conjecture on the basis of incomplete facts or information |
| showing loyalty, dependability, and enthusiasm | |
| violated | to disturb or interrupt something in a rude or violent way |
| wimps |