Never Let Me Go Diction

Daft

(Adj) silly, foolish

• “He looked daft when he was angry, flailing his arms and screaming.”

(Adj) infatuated with

• “After such a good date, I was even more daft about him.”

Layabout

(N) a person who habitually does little or no work

• “Group projects with a layabout sound torturous because you end up doing the work of two people.”

Sheepishly

(Adv) in an embarrassed manner due to shame or a lack of self-confidence

• “I knew he was disappointed in his score when he sheepishly looked around the room to see if anyone was looking.”

Bedlam

(N) a scene of uproar and confusion

• “There was a bedlam in court.”

Larking

(V) enjoy oneself by behaving playfully or mischievously

• “A lot of my childhood was characterized by larking.”

Ambivalent

(Adj) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Confer

(V) grant or bestow (a title or award)

• “She was conferred an award for placing first.”

(V) have discussion; exchange opinions

• “The two conferred over which delegate to choose for the Best Delegate award.”

Quandary

(N) a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a situation; dilemma

• “Choosing between Dickinson and UMass Amherst has me in quite the quandary.”

Waylay

(V) to stop or interrupt someone mid-conversation, or trouble them in any other way

• “I did my best to waylay his attempts to get her number.”

Innocuous

(Adj) not harmful or offensive

• “The purpose of microaggressions is to appear fallaciously innocuous.”

Marshal

(V) to arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order

Lorry

(N) a large, heavy truck for transporting goods

• “A second lorry has hit the building.”

Milling

(V) to grind or crush something into a mill (fine powder)

Fore

(N) the front part of something

(Adj) situated or placed in front

Complacent

(Adj) showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

Reprehensible

(Adj) deserving censure and condemnation

While (verb)

(V) to pass time leisurely