American Lit Quarter 4 Vocabulary Set

Abomination

a thing that causes disgust or hatred.

Apprehensively

viewing the future with anxiety or concern

Bewilder

cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Converge

to tend or move toward one point or one another; to come together; to meet

Convoluted

complicated or or overly intricate form, design, or structure

Deference

affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes

Disheveled

marked by disorder or disarray

Disparage

speak slightingly about

Erratic

having no fixed course : WANDERING

Exasperated

intensely irritated and frustrated

Fester

(of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference; (of food or garbage) become rotten and offensive to the senses.

Feeble

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Gregarious

(of a person) fond of company; sociable

Grovel

lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downward

Haphazardly

in a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Malleable

easily influenced; pliable.

Seethe

(of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.

Tantalize

torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.

Transfix

cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Undulate

move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.