Vocab Definition
appalled
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear
an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows; a slingshot
catapulted
efficiency
accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort
to be in its or in one's prime; be at the height of fame, excellence,influence
flourish
impressionable
easily impressed or influenced; susceptible
to avoid doing or fulfilling
evasively
insufferable
not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable
to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw
recede
emanate
to send forth; emit
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water
ravine
tremulous
vibratory, shaking, or quivering
energetic; forceful
vigorous
serene
calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa
veldt
connoisseur
a discerning judge of the best in any field
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn
disdain
neurotic
feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints
baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others
paranoia
persecution
to annoy or trouble persistently
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
wistful