The Grapes Of Wrath Vocab

Ch 1-4 Perplexity confusion; puzzlement Reassured had confidence restored Anlage initial cell structure from which a part or organ develops foundation Declivity slope; hill Hypocrite one who says he believes one way but in action shows he believes the opposite Ch 5-7 Ensnared caught as in trap Inquiringly questioningly Beseech make an earnest request to Luxuriously as an indulgence; not necessarily out of necessity Taut tight; tense Truculently fiercely Obligation duty; contract; promise Ch 8-9 Mincing walking with short steps Imperturbability quality of being calm and collected; can’t be made upset Lithely gracefully Cantankerous ill-tempered; difficult to handle Lecherous tending towards excessive promiscuous behavior Apprehension anxiousness Ch 10-12 Provocatively in an exciting or stimulating way Demure shy; modest; reserved Assailed assaulted Fatuously smugly Panoramically on an view of a large area Vitality energy; liveliness Ch 13-14 Receded withdrew Timbre distinguishing quality of a sound Modulated with a varying tone Sulkily gloomily or in an withdrawn manner Serene Calm; peaceful Ch15-16 Vivaciousness liveliness; animation Accouterments accessories Insignia emblem Proprietor owner Concession compromise

Ch17-18 Ostracism being shunned or ignored by the group Lingered remained; tarried Pinnacles tall pointed formations Imperiously urgently; authoritatively Exhortation speech intended to advise, incite or encourage Feral wild, savage Ch 19-20 Nebulous vague; lacking definite form Nondescript having no individual, distinguishing characteristics Sauntered strolled Aloof reserved; distant Disconsolate dejected; gloomy Conquest accomplishment; having overcome something Ch 21-22 Paradoxes Agitators Contrite Menacingly Defiantly

seemingly contradictory aspects people who stir up trouble sorry threateningly in a manner rejecting authority; just to go against the rules

Ch 23-25 Skulk lurk; lie in hiding Precious valuable Engagingly charmingly; attractively Fret worry Putrescence rotten; decaying matter Denunciation public condemnation Ch 26 Irritably Pall Forlornly Wizened Emerged Ravenous

in a manner showing annoyance gloomy atmosphere sad because of being abandoned withered; wrinkled came out extremely hungry

Ch 27-28 Cynically scornful of the motives, virtue or integrity of others Culvert drainage ditch Obscured hidden from view Lusterless dull Ch 29-30

Engulfed Conserved Precinct Fetid Vague

swallowed up; surrounded; enclosed saved; used sparingly district stinky; smelly; having a bad odor not clearly expressive