vocab quiz 2 - the handmaid's tale

plausible

apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful

pungent

strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell

quaint

attractively old-fashioned

ravenous

extremely hungry

reproach

express criticism towards

revulsion

intense aversion

sacrilege

blasphemous behavior

sardonic

disdainfully or ironically humorous

sniveling

whining in a tearful manner

surliness

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

surreptitiously

in a secretive manner

taciturn

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

taint

place under suspicionn or cast doubt upon

threshold

the starting point for a new state or experience

travesty

a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style

tremulous

quivering as from weakness or fear

vindicate

show to be right by providing justification or proof

wail

a cry of sorrow and grief

whimsical

determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

yearn

desire strongly or persistently