Vocabulary for The Third and final continent

bachelor

unmarried man

crammed

filled

to wed

to marry

green card

a document that legally allows sb fom another country to live and work in the US

to holler

to shout loudly

aisle

Gang

bare

barely covered by anything

shrill

making a loud, piercing sound

prolonged

continuing for a long time

chore

task

windowsill

Fensterbrett

resident

a person who lives or stays in a particular place

stifling

making you unable to breathe because it is too hot or there is no fresh air

to sort through

to look through something in order to find something

tentatively

hesitantly

in spite of

even though a certain condition is fulfilled

to peer up

to look up

prominent

clearly visible

cane

a stick used to help sb walk

parlor

a room for sitting and entertaining visitors

to slap

to hit with the open palm of the han

to bellow

to shout

baffled

confused

to murmur

to speak quietly and unclearly on purpose

fair complexion

light coloured skin

spinsterhood

the state of staying unmarried

spare (parts e.g.)

available (parts e.g.)

kettle

kind of pot used to heat water

to dread

to be afraid that something is going to happen

to overhear

to accidentally hear

to cry out

to shout

oblivious

not aware of sth

abruptly

quickly and suddenly

to retire

to leave and go somewhere private

to have the heart

to have the courage to do sth emotionally difficult

dull

not shiny

to budge

to move slightly

to hover

to stay suspended in the air temporarily

to glance

to look quickly

boarder

a person who pays money to live in sb else’s house

vulnerable

weak and easily hurt

to glare

to stare with an angry look

improper

indecent

to toss

to throw

mortified

ashamed, embarrassed

clerk

a person who works at an office

vigorous

energetic

imperious

expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you

awe

feeling of great respect and amazement

to conjure

to make sth appear as a picture in your mind

sari

long piece of cloth and worn as the main piece of clothing by Indian women

to drag

to pull sth with effort and difficulty

mishap

accident

to weep

to cry

at once

immediately

stunned

very surprised

sympathy

the feeling of understanding sb else’s suffering

to decipher

to understand sth that is difficult to understand

to scrutinize

to examine or to look closely

placid

calm

disdain

the feeling that sb is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention

to object to sth

to express disapproval

solace

a comforting feeling when you are sad

obituary

newpaper announcement that sb is dead

interlude

short period that is different from what happened before and after

to mourn

to express great sadness eg. When sb dies

inconceivable

impossible to understand

to graduate

to get a degree from a university or a college

to be bewildered

to feel that sth is very difficult to understand