Refugee vocabulary week 1 - 3

Opposition

The action of resistance or disagreement

Indignation

Anger at something unjust, unfair or insulting

Pandemonium

A state of uproar, chaos or confusion

Catatonic

Stiff, not moving or unresponsive - robotic

Inhumane

Lacking compassion and kindness or no pity for suffering

Ethereal

Delicate, light, or heavenly

Instigate

someone to do something - provoke to an action

Languish

To become or grow weaker

Asylum

Protection from danger

oppressive

Harsh and demanding

ominous

suggesting that something bad will happen

sluicing

To wash or rinse with water

freeloading

Taking advantage of other’s generosity

tedious

Rpeating something over and over for to long - slow

berating

To scold or critizise angerly

churlish

Rude or bad tempered

Brash

aggresive in a rude and noisy way

parched

dried out or thirsty

recoiled

suddenly move back in fear or horror

incoherently

The inability to speak - confusing

chastised

To critisize or scold

insistent

demanding something

Somber

Gloomy and shadowy

Pantomime

the use of gestures and facial expressions to convey a message