Flora and Ulysses Part 4 Vocab | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Foreboding

A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen

Cynic

A person who doesn’t believe people can be good or honest

Squinch

To tense up, usually because you’re worried or scared

Jubilant

Very happy and excited

Speculative

Thinking about what might happen, guessing about the future

Destiny

What is meant to happen in someone’s future

Malfeasance

Doing something wrong or dishonest, especially by someone trusted

Poignantly

In a way that makes you feel sad or touched

Capacious

Having a lot of space inside; very roomy

Grotesque

Very ugly or strange in a shocking way

Squint

To partly close your eyes to see something better

Reassuring

Making someone feel better or less worried

Vanquished

Defeated or beaten completely

Concussed

Injured, usually from a hit to the head, causing dizziness or confusion

Euphemistically

Saying something in a nicer way to make it sound better

Unanticipated

Unexpected; something you didn’t see coming

Anticipation

Feeling excited or nervous about something that’s going to happen

Lopsided

Not even or balanced; one side is bigger or lower than the other

Homesick

Feeling sad because you miss home

Tremulous

Shaking slightly because you’re nervous or afraid

Phenomenal

Really amazing or fantastic

Surreptitious

Done in a secret way, so others don’t notice

Trembled

Shook a little because of fear or excitement

Arch-nemesis

Someone’s biggest enemy or rival

Banished

Forced to leave a place; sent away

Fizzled

To slowly stop or lose energy or excitement

Miraculous

Very surprising or amazing, like a miracle

Persevere

To keep trying, even when it’s hard

Unravel

To come apart, like a knot or a problem being solved

Hysteria

Extreme excitement, fear, or panic that makes people act in wild ways