Vocabulary Drill

Chapter 5

adjacent · next to

affecting · pretending

aisle · passage between seats

aloof · emotionally distant

animatedly · in a lively way

bounded · leapt

clandestine · secret

cocky · boldly self-confident

convened · summoned or caused to assemble

demeanor · manner or behavior

disavow · refuse to acknowledge

disqualified · eliminated from a competition

efface · make vanish

elation · joyfulness or pride

embellishment · decoration

flummoxed · confused

glowered · stared angrily

imminent · about to happen

intractable · unmanageable

irascible · easily made angry

monotony · boring repetition

normalcy · state of being normal

obstinate · stubborn

peered · looked curiously

persevere · keep on

phenomenal · extraordinary

premature · too early

pretentious · with exaggerated importance

prototype · original model

restive · fidgety

revel · celebrate

revved · operated at high speed

swayed · influenced

throng · crowd

transmission · sending

unison · at the same time