Rumble FishVocabulary Part One

Biggs/Garcia – Sheltered English I

Words solitary glance clench annoy vacant cautious pester sincere edgy sarcastic

tinge treaty crow vicious obnoxious simulate desperate flinch elite tolerate

solitary

(adj.) - alone; without companions

glance

(v.) – to look quickly or briefly.

clench

(v.) to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.

annoy

(v.) – to disturb or bother

vacant

(adj.) – having no contents; empty; having no occupant; unoccupied

cautious

(adj.) – Careful; showing, using, or characterized by caution.

pester

(v.) – to irritate or bother persistently with petty annoyances

sincere

(adj.) - genuine; real; honest

edgy

(adj.)– nervously irritable; impatient and anxious

sarcastic

(adj.)- using sneering or cutting remarks; insulting, scornful

tinge

(n.)- a slight degree of coloration; tint

treaty

(n.) - a formal agreement

crow

(v.) – to boast, brag, or gloat

vicious

(adj.) - wicked or cruel; villainous; mean

obnoxious

(adj.) - highly objectionable or offensive

simulate

(v.) - to assume or have the appearance of; imitate

desperate

(adj.) - leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous

flinch

(v.) - to shrink under pain; wince.

elite

(n.) -persons of the highest class

tolerate

(v.) - to endure; put up with