I. Master Glossary List

1. reluctant ­­­– adj – slow and unwilling, e.g. She gave a reluctant smile.

2. blatant – adj – what is blatant is very clear and obvious, but offensive, e.g. a blatant abuse of power.

3. apprehension – n – anxiety about the future, especially about dealing with something unpleasant or difficult e.g. I woke before the alarm, filled with apprehension.

4. burglar – n – someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things, e.g. The burglar got in through the kitchen window.

5. flounce – v – to walk in a quick determined way without looking at people because you are angry, e.g. She flounced out of the room.

6. fabrication – n – a piece of information or story that someone has invented in order to deceive people e.g. Of course, it might all be complete fabrication.

7. jovial – adj – friendly and happy, e.g. He addressed me in a jovial manner.

8. beverage – n – a hot or cold drink, e.g. alcoholic beverages.

9. vigorous – adj – using a lot of energy and strength or determination, e.g. Your dog needs at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise every day.

10. surreptitious – adj – done secretly or quickly because you do not want other people to notice, e.g. Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam’s wristwatch.

11. wobble – v – to move unsteadily from side to side, or make something do this, e.g. Tom stopped, wobbling from the weight of his load.

12. minuscule – adj – extremely small, e.g. a minuscule amount of food.

13. tease – v – to laugh at someone in order to have fun by embarrassing them, e.g. He used to tease her mercilessly.

14. cumbersome – adj – heavy and difficult to move, e.g. a large cumbersome machine.

15. lurch – v – used to say that your heart or voice seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened etc, e.g. Virginia's heart lurched painfully in her chest.

16. flash back – phr. v – to suddenly think about or show something that happened in the past, especially in a film, book etc, e.g. From here the movie flashes back to Billy's first meeting with Schultz.

17. poke around – phr. v – to try to find out information about other people's private lives, business etc, e.g. Stop poking around in my business!

18. fraudster – n – someone who has committed a fraud, e.g. The success of the fraudster often hinges on the ability to tell a convincing story.

19. clandestine – adj – done or kept secret, e.g. a clandestine affair.

20. mutinous – adj – showing by your behaviour or appearance that you do not want to obey someone, e.g. There was a mutinous look in Rosie's eyes.

21. hilarious – adj – extremely funny, e.g. a hilarious story.

22. truculent – adj – bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people, e.g. a truculent attitude.

23. axe – v – to get rid of something, especially in order to save money, e.g. TV's longest running show is to be axed.

24. gobsmacked – adj – very surprised or shocked e.g. I was absolutely gobsmacked!

25. poignant– adj – making you feel sad or full of pity, e.g. a poignant reminder of our nation's great sacrifices.