Bluest Eye Vocab

  1. strident - unpleasantly loud and harsh
  2. irrevocable - incapable of being retracted
  3. peripheral - on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
  4. acrid - strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  5. elude - be incomprehensible to
  6. pervade - spread or diffuse through
  7. furtive - secret and sly
  8. sullen - showing a brooding ill humor
  9. abhorrent - offensive to the mind
    1. ameliorate - make better
    2. jaundiced - showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste
    3. fastidious - giving careful attention to detail
    4. extemporize - perform or speak without preparation
    5. guileless - innocent and free of deceit
    6. unabashed - not embarrassed
    7. succumb - be fatally overwhelmed
    8. curtail - place restrictions on
    9. belligerent - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    10. antipathy - a feeling of intense dislike
    11. eloquent - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively