Mexican Gothic Vocab. Chs. 5-8

needled

• doubt

• bothered; bugged

• given reluctantly

• intended to make someone less angry or hostile

reproach

• to express disapproval

• nauseated, sick, or queasy

• excessive luxury; expensive

• an illness or ailment

lavishness

• to express disapproval

• nauseated, sick, or queasy

• excessive luxury; expensive items

• an illness or ailment

malady

• to express disapproval

• nauseated, sick, or queasy

• excessive luxury; expensive items

• an illness or ailment

bilious

• to express disapproval

• nauseated, sick, or queasy

• excessive luxury; expensive items

• an illness or ailment

skepticism

• doubt

• bothered; bugged

• given reluctantly

• intended to make someone less angry or hostile

placating

• doubt

• bothered; bugged

• given reluctantly

• intended to make someone less angry or hostile

begrudged

• doubt

• bothered; bugged

• given reluctantly

• intended to make someone less angry or hostile

incongruously

• the oldest male in a family

• not in harmony with the surroundings; disjointed

• an interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects

• friendly and cheerful

patriarch

• the oldest male in a family

• not in harmony with the surroundings; disjointed

• an interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects

• friendly and cheerful