ELA Units 3/4 Vocabulary Definitions

From “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

Barrage - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area

Distraught - deeply agitated especially from emotion

Hastily - in a hurried manner

Insinuate - introduce or insert in a subtle manner

Inscrutable - difficult or impossible to understand

From To Kill A Mockingbird

Adamant - refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

Aloof - not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Assuage - make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Brevity - concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Candid - truthful and straightforward; frank

Contentious - causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Earnest - resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction

Furtive - attempting to avoid notice or attention

Impassive - not feeling or showing emotion

Innate - inborn; natural

Myopic - nearsighted (literally or figuratively)

Nebulous - in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy

Pensive - engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Stolid - (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

Terse - sparing in the use of words; abrupt