Generational Traditions: A Tale of Sole Support and Wistful Longing

1. That Was Then This is Now Vocabulary Chapters 1-3

2. Sole • Being the only one • She was her mothers sole support.

3. Hustle • To lure less skillful playing into competing • They hustled the kid into playing a poker game.

4. Adjoining • To be next to something • The hotel rooms were adjoining.

5. Tradition • Passing down of beliefs and customs from one generation to the next

6. Taunt • To challenge or insult

7. Wistful • To long for something or someone • He cast a wistful look my way.

8. Wince • To make a movement in response to pain either physical or mental • I winced with pain after falling off of my bike.

9. Lame • Unable to walk or use a limb due to a disability

10. Lanky • Tall and thin

11. Intention • Determined to act in a certain way

12. Inclined • An attitude about something. Leaning towards one way or the other

13. Conceited • having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.

14. Chapters 4-5 • Stifle • To hold back a thought or action • I stifled my yawn as long as I could.

15. Invalid • A person suffering from a disease or long term illness. Sickly. • The invalid was often hospitalized.

16. Sassy • Making a smart-aleck remark or comment

17. Flounced • To move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy movements. • He flounced out of the room.

18. Indifferent • Not caring one way or the other

19. Sarcastic • To make rude or cutting comments directed at another person

20. Reminisce • To think or recall a past experience

21. Rueful • Having pity or sympathy • I was rueful to my neighbor when her goldfish died.

22. Ritzy • Fancy or the appearance of wealth

23. Liberals • People who are open-minded about things like religion or politics

24. Vague • Unclear or not clearly expressed • The directions to the assignment were very vague.

25. Glint • Emotion expressed through the eyes • He had a glint in his eyes whenever he looked at her.

26. Chapters 6-8 • Hysterical • Showing excessive emotion or fear

27. Obliging • Will to do a favor, accommodate • He was very obliging when it came to lending his brother money.

28. Ego • Self-esteem or concerned with self

29. Lingo • Vocabulary associated with a particular area of interest or the vocabulary of a unique person

30. Stimulants • Drugs that increase mental or physical activity

31. Crude • Rough manner, vulgar

32. Impulsive • Acting without thinking about the consequences of ones actions

33. Analyze • To study the nature or actions of someone or something • I analyzed the Biology problem and came up with a solution.

34. Recollection • Able to remember the events of an occasion or incident • I recollected the time when my grandmother took me to Florida.

35. Gulf • Gap between two people due to argument or difference of opinion • Growing apart • There was gulf between the two friends.

36. Half-hearted • Lacking heart, spirit, or interest

37. Hedging • Not making a comment, evasive • The defendant was hedging the question.

38. Chapters 8-11 • Witty • Use of clever remarks

39. Quiver • trembling

40. Commune • A small community often associated with the 1960’s and hippies. A place where a group of people live and work together. • She lived on a commune with her family.

41. Glorify • To hold in highest esteem, to honor, to praise

42. Relapse • Recurrence of an illness or addiction

43. Concept • An idea or thought • At the time, using computers to build cars was a new concept.

44. Justify • To give or show reason for a course of action

45. Bewildered • confused

46. Impersonal • Indifferent, not friendly or caring about another’s feelings

47. Formalities • Established procedure or way of doing something • The formalities of a wedding can be quite extensive.

48. Obscure • Not clear or easily understood or expressed

49. Sinister • Evil