The Glass Castle Vocab(Honors)

ruddy

of or having a fresh, healthy red color; red or reddish

retrospective

an art exhibit showing an entire phase or representative examples of an artist's lifework.

bellow

to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.

snide

derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner

shiftless

lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration

roil

to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex

creosote

an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.

commissary

a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like

leach

) to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation (n) the product of leaching

vacuous

without contents; empty; unintelligent

usurious

charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money

ornate

elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so

monochromatic

of or having one color

gall

to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely

preeminent

eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing; to project forward, be prominent

relegate

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

rustic

of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural; simple, artless, or unsophisticated

palatial

of, relating to, or resembling a palace

sieve

an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc.,especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations

gumption

initiative; aggressiveness; courage, spunk, guts

scuttle

a deep bucket for carrying coal.

pariah

any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.

audacious

extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless