“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Vocabulary Review

Rakishly Adverb

Rakishly having or displaying a dashing, jaunty (carefree), or slightly disreputable quality or appearance

Rakishly

Distraught Adjective

deeply upset or agitated Distraught deeply upset or agitated

Distraught

haggard Adjective

looking exhausted or unwell haggard looking exhausted or unwell

haggard

hydroplane Noun

hydroplane a seaplane

hydroplane

Craven Adjective

lacking in courage; cowardly Craven lacking in courage; cowardly

Craven

Coreopsis Noun

Coreopsis a plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its rayed, typically yellow, flowers.

Coreopsis

insolent Adjective

showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect insolent showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect

insolent

insinuatingly Adverb

Arousing doubts and suspicion insinuatingly suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way Arousing doubts and suspicion

insinuatingly

disdainful Adjective

showing contempt or lack of respect disdainful showing contempt or lack of respect

disdainful

Pandemonium Noun

wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar Pandemonium wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar

Pandemonium

Derisive Adjective

expressing contempt or ridicule/Mocking Derisive expressing contempt or ridicule/Mocking

Derisive

inscrutable Adjective

impossible to understand or interpret inscrutable impossible to understand or interpret Mysterious

inscrutable

Cur Noun

an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition Cur an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition

Cur

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