click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
English List 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aloof | remote in manner |
| rankle | gnaw into; make resentful or angry |
| stoic | seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive |
| instill | impart gradually |
| ostracize | expel from a community or group |
| repercussion | a remote or indirect consequence of some action |
| curt | brief and to the point; effectively cut short |
| scoff | laugh at with contempt and derision |
| trepidation | a feeling of alarm or dread |
| whimsical | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |