VOCABULARY

RAUCOUS

• Harsh, loud sounding
• Adjective
• The car crash gave a raucous sound.

PENSIVELY

• Thoughtfully
• Adverb
• My grandma pensively watched my game.

EMACIATED

• Extremely thin (as if by starvation)
• Verb
• I emaciated after I had my surgery.

UNDAUNTED

• Not discouraged
• Adjective
• I was undaunted when he gave me critism.

MOROSELY

• Sadly, gloomily
• Adverb
• I morosely went to my grandma's funeral.

DISDAINFULLY

• Hatefully, angrily
• Adverb
• I disdainfully picked up my brother's mess.

DISMALLY

• Dreadfully, disastrously
• Adverb
• The terrorists tore down the building dismally.

MILLING

• Wandering
• Verb
• The blind man started milling around his yard.

REVERBERATED

• Echoed
• Verb
• My voice reverberated off the cave walls.

MAVERICK

• Rebel; someone who doesn't follow directions or rules
• Noun
• My brother acts as a maverick when he is public.

FORMIDABLE

• Intimidating; inspiring wonder/awe.
• Adjective
• My mom is very formidable when she works.

ORNATE

• Excessively ornamented (detailed)
• Adjective
• The famous art painting was very ornate.

CHIFFONIER

• Tall, narrow dresser
• Noun
• The chiffonier held all of our files.