Glossary eng7

agitated feel physically disturbed

ambivalent feel uncertain about something

bedlam extreme confusion

beneath her contempt not worth her dislike

bewildered perplexed

bluff pretend

coerced forced to do something

commandeered took over

discreet not very noticable

distraught deeply aigitated

dodgy unreliable

dominate control

fallen in her estimation valued less than previously

feeble weak

fleetingly briefly

grimace to make an unpleasant facial expression

guardian a person who cares for people or property

impinged affected

inply so state indirectly

inkling a hint

innocuous trivial; small scale

intervened get involved

irony mixed message

keen sharp

langourous slow, sleepy

literal powerful, actual

loitered lingered; hung around

nonchalantly in a calm manner

nostalgic thinking affectionately about the past

pathetic deserving pity

pavilion building often used in summer

complacent self-satisfied; smug

confided revealed privately

conspiracy a plot to carry out a harmful act

conspirators plotters

contortions twisted movements

controversy a dispute

crestfallen disappointed

curious quandary a state of uncertainty

perpetrators people who do the wrong thing

privileged experiencing special advantages

probe to search

quip a witty saying

raving taking in an excited manner

relentless without stopping¨

reminiscing thinking back with affection

rile to irritate someone

riotous filled with distortion

roving ranging

sauntered walked in a liesurely way

snub being ignored

spontaneous unplanned

subte difficult to notice/understand

taboo inviolable, forbidden

tantrums displays of bad behaviour, usually over something trivial

taunted verbally abused

threshold doorway

unfathomable impossible to understand

veranda a poach on the outside of a building

waylaid waited to and then approach

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