If Cats Disappeared From the World Vocabulary

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards containing terms and verbatim definitions from the novel study guide for If Cats Disappeared From the World.

Heroine

A woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities

Palliative

A form of medical care that relieves symptoms without delating with the cause of the condition

Doppelgänger

An apparition or double of a living person

Incredulously

In a manner of indicating disbelief

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy

Acquaintances

A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend

Superficial

Existing or occurring at or on the surface (surface-level, not deep)

Perpetually

In a way that never ends or changes; constantly

Coincidence

A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection

Sentimental

Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia

Surreal

Having elements of surrealism such as being strange, bizarre, dreamlike, or feeling outside of reality

Sulk

Be uncommunicative and bed-tempered on account of annoyance or resentment

Inconsequential

Not important or significant

Labrynthine

Like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting; intricate and confusing

Marquee

A canopy over the entrance to a theater, hotel, or other building

Gaudy

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

Exasperated

Intensely irritated and frustrated

Conundrum

A confusing and difficult problem or question

Mundane

Lacking interest or excitement; dull

Apathetic

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Flamboyant

A person or behavior that tends to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness

Phenomenon

A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Masculinity

Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys

Inconspicuously

Not easily noticed or seen, or to act without attracting attention or appearing unusual

Jaunty

Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner

Tangible

Perceptible or noticed by touch

Intravenous

Existing or taking place within, or administered into a vein or veins

Sashimi

A Japanese dish of bite-sized pieces of raw fish eaten with soy sauce and wasabi paste

Insufferable

Too extreme to bear; intolerable

Trivial

Of little value or importance

Brooding

Showing deep unhappiness of thought

Haughty

Arrogantly superior and disdainful

Imminent

About to happen; happening soon

Fickle

Changing frequently based on loyalties, interests, or affection

Testament

A person's will, especially the part relating to personal property