LOTF Vocab 2

1. dun – (adj.) cheerless

My baseball team was dun when we were down 17-0. S. unhappy A. excited

2. coverts – (n.) thickets where animals can hide

We ran away from their team and into the coverts. S. hideout A. out in the open

3. impervious – (adj.) without feeling or response

Our team was impervious when it came to hitting the ball. S. can’t feel A. alert

4. bravado – (n.) foolhardiness. 

Our team’s bravado was lost. S. overconfidence A. timidness

5. demure – (adj.) modest

Our baseball team was very demure in skill level. S. average A. above average

6. taboo – (n.) rule that makes something forbidden

Our team’s taboo was winning. S. impossible A. legal

7. corpulent – (adj.) with a large, bulky body

The other team’s pitcher was corpulent. S. giant A. tiny

8. purged – (v.) cleaned; freed

The other team just kept purging our lineup. S. removed A. allow to exist

9.  myopia – (n.) nearsightedness

The other team's winning was in their myopia. S. vision A. can’t see

10.  propitiating – (adj.) appealingly; in order to regain favor

We even tried bribing the umpire to propitiate him. S. appease A. disaprove

11.  truculently – (adv.) with aggressive savagery

The other team kept hitting truculently. S. Aggressively A. kindly

12. parried – (v.) warded off the blow

We tried our best to parry their attacks. S. Block A. defenseless

13. inimical – (adj.) hostile

The other team was inimical when it came to baseball. S. malevolent A. nice

14. cordon – (n.) a line of people set up to prevent passage through an area

Their team cordon was blocking the exit. S. defenses A. defenseless

15. crepitating – (adj.) crackling

Our team was crepitating. S. exploding A. kept together