The Glass Castle Vocab Set 41-60 CORRECT

excursion

A brief pleasure outing

qualms

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

cantankerous

bad-tempered; quarrelsome

relegated

To put in a less important place.

pious

devoutly religious

usurious

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

botched

carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

pewter

a tin and lead mixture

briefed

gave details to; informed

caprice

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

arraigned

call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

fretted

to feel or express worry

cheeping

making a short, high, sound like a bird

ingenuity

Cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness

raucous

making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

vying

competing

evasive

deliberately vague or ambiguous

forlorn

sad and lonely

corrugated

wrinkled; ridged