Rumble Fish Vocabulary Part One Biggs/Garcia – Sheltered English I

Words  solitary  glance  clench  annoy  vacant  cautious  pester  sincere  edgy  sarcastic  tinge  treaty  crow  vicious  obnoxious  simulate  desperate  flinch  elite  tolerate

solitary  (adj.) - alone; without companions

glance  (v.) – to look quickly or briefly.

clench  (v.) to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.

annoy  (v.) – to disturb or bother

vacant  (adj.) – having no contents; empty; having no occupant; unoccupied

cautious  (adj.) – Careful; showing, using, or characterized by caution.

pester  (v.) – to irritate or bother persistently with petty annoyances

sincere  (adj.) - genuine; real; honest

edgy  (adj.)– nervously irritable; impatient and anxious

sarcastic  (adj.)- using sneering or cutting remarks; insulting, scornful

tinge  (n.)- a slight degree of coloration; tint

treaty  (n.) - a formal agreement

crow  (v.) – to boast, brag, or gloat

vicious  (adj.) - wicked or cruel; villainous; mean

obnoxious  (adj.) - highly objectionable or offensive

simulate  (v.) - to assume or have the appearance of; imitate

desperate  (adj.) - leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous

flinch  (v.) - to shrink under pain; wince.

elite  (n.) -persons of the highest class

tolerate  (v.) - to endure; put up with