Vocabulary 1
skittish
: lively or frisky in action : capricious
: easily frightened : restive
: marked by extreme caution : wary
assure
: to give confidence to
engagement
: an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place
windbag
: an exhaustively talkative person
boa constrictor
: a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more
warpath
: the route taken by a party of American Indians going on a warlike expedition or to a war
: a hostile or combative course of action or frame of mind
vicariously
: experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
musclehead
:a muscular man, esp. one who is involved in bodybuilding, weight lifting, etc.
:a dull, stupid person
den
: a comfortable usually secluded room
demented
: mad, insane
: affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementia
ranting
: to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
: to scold vehemently
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
probing
: to search into and explore very thoroughly
function
: professional or official position : occupation
: the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : purpose
: any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action
: to have a function : serve
: to carry on a function or be in action : operate
tantrum
: a fit of bad temper
hay-baling
:to tie up something tightly into bales
efficiency
: the quality or degree of being efficient
: efficient operation
: effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in energy, time, and money)
: the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it
preppy
: relating to, characteristic of, or being a preppy
: relating to or being a style of dress characterized especially by classic clothing and neat appearance
beanpole
: a pole up which bean vines may climb
: a tall thin person
trait
: a distinguishing quality (as of personal character)
: an inherited characteristic
menaced
: a show of intention to inflict harm : threat
: one that represents a threat : danger
: an annoying person
maneuver
: to make a series of changes in direction and position for a specific purpose
circumstances
: a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (such as a crime)
legit
: accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements
: being exactly as intended or presented : not spurious or false
: being an actual example of something specified
: genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success
: conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards
dissed
: to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult
: to find fault with : criticize
stammering
: to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter: to utter with involuntary stops or repetitions