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Vocab list 5-8
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sullen | bad-tempered and uncommunicative, especially on account of resentment |
| animated | full of life or excitement; lively |
| mutual | shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more |
| mortify | cause to feel embarrassed, or ashamed, or humiliated |
| barren | (of land) too poor to produce much of any vegetation |
| trans | across |
| mort | death |
| quench | extinguish |
| consolidate | combine a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole |
| fickle | changing frequently, especially as regard's one's loyalties, interests, or affection |
| anecdote | a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
| fluster | make (someone) agitated or confused |
| tele | distance |
| phon | sound |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate |
| melancholy | a feeling of pensive saddess |
| dilapidated | fallen apart or ruined, run-down |
| shirk | avoid or neglect |
| ajar | (of a door or other opening) slightly open |
| cred | believe |
| in | not |
| infamous | well known for some bad quality or deed |
| nomadic | wandering, moving about place to place |
| seclusion | the state of being private and away from other people |
| diminish | make or become less |
| drone | make a continuous low humming sound |
| ped | foot |
| man | hand |