My Antonia - Vocabulary

strident

loud and harsh

clambered

climbed with effort or clumsily

sinister

evil, ominous

endurance

the power to withstand hardship or stress

anarchist

A person who opposes all forms of government.

doleful

sad, mournful

Interminable

endless

Disposition

a person's inherent qualities of mind and character

Encumbered

hindered; restricted

Desperado

bold, dangerous criminal

fetid

smelling extremely unpleasant

furtive

secret, stealthy

heady

intoxicating, exhilarating

lariat

lasso, rope used for tethering grazing horses

loathsome

causing hatred or disgust, repulsive

supposition

the act of assuming to be true or real

taper

to decrease in thickness or width

tawny

brownish-yellow; tan

torpor

extreme mental and physical sluggishness

exorbitant

unreasonably high

emaciated

extremely thin, wasted away

hermitage

home of a hermit

arroyo

a deep ditch caused by running water

quinsy

inflammation of the throat

vindictive

revengeful

obliterate

to destroy completely

venerable

respectable due to age

boisterous

rough and noisy

mourned

to feel or express sorrow or grief

persuade

to convince

perplexing

confusing

mutilated

damaged

propitiatory

intended to reconcile or appease

remorse

Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing

taciturn

silent; not talkative

magnanimity

having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit