Nickel Boys Vocab - Williamson

Avuncular

resembling an uncle in kindness or indulgence

Affront

 a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Brusque

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Conjecture

 reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

Epithet

descriptive word or phrase

Gait

a person's manner of walking

Haphazard

 marked by great carelessness

Harangue

A rant, a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

intonation

rise and fall of the voice pitch

Incredulous

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Apprise

inform (somebody) of something

Bravado

a swaggering show of courage

Comportment

dignified manner or conduct

Depredation

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

Earmark

 give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Fastidious

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

Genteel

marked by refinement in taste and manners

Predilection

a predisposition in favor of something

Rout

(n) an overwhelming defeat or (v) defeat disastrously

Vehemence

intensity or forcefulness of expression