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Tuck Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Balmy | pleasantly warm |
Tangent | to get off topic |
Melancholy | feeling sadness or sorrow |
Rueful | expressing sorrow or regret,in a humorous way |
Exasperated | to irritate intensely or infuriate |
Self-deprication | to make fun of your self |
Retorted | to respond in a sharp,angry,or a wittily manner |
Galling | annoying,humiliating |
Venture | a risky or daring journey |
Instinct | an innate or a pattern of behavior(usually found in animals) |
Faltered | to start to lose strength or momentum |
Scornful | to feel or express contempt or derision |
Elated | to make(someone)ecstatically happy |
Receded | to go,move back,or further away from previous position |
Vanity | to love oneself |
Indomitable | impossible to subdue or defeat |
Flanks | the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip |
Teeming | to be full of or swarming with |
Fleeting | to last for a short time |
Hoarsley | to have a vocal tone |
Flush | to become red and hot,typically as the result of an illness or strong emotion |
Ignorant | to have the lack of knowledge or awareness in general |
Envious | to feel or show envy |
Grimly | in a very serious,gloomy,or depressing manner |
Acrid | having a irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell |
Insistent | to insist or demand something(not following refusal) |
Perilous | full of danger or risk |
Luxurious | to be extremely elegant,enjoyable and expensive |
Decisively | a manner that settles an issue convincingly |
Rigid | unable to bend or be forced out of shape(not flexible) |
Anguish | to be in a lot of pain |
Peculiar | strange,odd,or unusual |
Exclamations | a sudden remark(usually expressing pain) |
Gestured | a movement of part of the body to express an idea or meaning |
Courteous | to be polite,respectful,or considerate in a manner |
Roust | a cause to get up or start moving;rouse |