TKM Vocab Ch 10 - 15

inconspicuous

• not easily noticeable

• pampered; spoiled

• brave and bold

• rude and nasty

apoplectic

• eating apples

• charmingly attentive

• overcome with anger; really furious

• to accept without arguing

gallantly

• a special right or privilege

• rudely and abruptly

• extremely tardy and negligent

• in a charmingly attentive and gentlemanly manner

umbrage

• to annoy or provoke anger

• to take offense

• to stand under an umbrella

• done without confidence; hesitant

beholden

• hard to understand; vague; uncertain

• to accept without arguing

• owing or having a duty to something or someone

• holding on really tightly to your teddy bear

altercation

• well respected and old

• a fight or argument

• adjusting your clothing so it fits better

• a special right or privilege

contemptuously

• in a scornful way that shows disdain

• appropriate, polite and respectful

• not easily noticeable

• pampered and spoiled

tactful

• to annoy or provoke anger

• not easily noticeable

• full of many sharp tacks

• appropriate and sensitive when dealing with others; polite

prerogative

• peaceful; not easily upset

• a special right or privilege

• hard to understand; vague or uncertain

• to take offense

obscure

• well respected, especially because of age

• in a scornful way that shows disdain

• hard to understand; vague or uncertain

• a fight or argument