Haroun and the Sea of Stories Vocabulary
affront - (noun) a deliberately offensive act (verb) speak rudely
amour - love or lover
anguished - intense mental pain
bide - live
cascade - series of small waterfalls; a sudden downpour
cavort - play boisterously
chortle - laugh quietly or with restraint
crestfallen - brought low in spirit
curt - cut short
deadpan -without betraying any feeling
delectation - extreme pleasure or satisfaction
desist - cease; stop
erudite - showing profound knowledge
gaily - in a happy manner
gander - mature male goose; to glance
glum - having gloom; being sad
guise - appearance concealing the truth
gullible - easily tricked because of being too trusting
impermanent - not lasting
impetuous - undue haste and lack of thought
jabber - (noun) rapid and indistinct speech (verb) talk noisily
jaunty - cheerful and lively; up-to-dateness in dress and manners
malodorous - having an unpleasant smell
melancholy - gloomy and depressed
miff - (noun) irritation (verb) cause to be annoyed
monotonous - lacking in variety
mortified - shame or wounded pride
notion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
ornate - rich in decorative detail
partition - a vertical structure that divides
politico - a person active in party politics
purloin - steal
queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head; a line of people or vehicles
ruinously - in a disastrous manner
saga - story of a hero or a family
scurry - rushing about in an undignified way
somnolent - marked by drowsiness
sonorous - full and loud and deep
swaggering - showing arrogant superiority
throng - a large gathering of people
tirade - a speech of violent condemnation
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