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Miracle Worker 2

Vocabulary from Miracle Worker

WordMeaning
spews spits out
pummels beat, pound with fist
intimated hinted at, suggested
kerchief a scarf
parasol a light weight umbrella to protect from the sun.
relinquishing let go
protracted drawn out or lengthen in time
interrogate to ask questions to solve something
disinter dig up or remove from a grave
stifling suffocating or smothering
incompetent not qualified, inadequate
impertinent without manners, bold, rude
ineffectual useless, worthless
frivolous inapropriately silly, not serious
scuttled to sink
vexedly irritate, having been annoyed
dourly sternly
plague disease that kills
almshouse a poor house
immune not affected by a given influence
siege surround blockade
tolerate to put up with, endure
apprehensive fearful about the future
silhouette an outline that appears dark against a dark background
conspicuously obvious, easy to notice
curtly rudely brief, abrupt in speech
nettled annoyed, to irritate
recoils shrink back in fear or extreme dislike
careens rush headlong or carelessly
paroxysm sudden outburst of emotion or action
dawns to begin to be understood
wryly dry humor often with irony
prone lying fave down, flat
intractably stubbornly
shaft ray or beam of light
solicitude concerned, or care
diminutive smaller then average, small in size
Created by: ginni
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