Hoot Vocabulary Chapters 6-9

Front 1

assertive

Back 1

confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic:

Front 2

perpetrator

Back 2

to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner:

Front 3

jeopardy

Back 3

hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury:

Front 4

altercation

Back 4

a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.

Front 5

ominous

Back 5

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:

Front 6

Sodden

Back 6

having a soaked appearance.

Front 7

menacing

Back 7

a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful:

Front 8

Caustic

Back 8

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

Front 9

Fervid

Back 9

heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.

Front 10

Informant

Back 10

a person who supplies social or cultural data in answer to the questions of an investigator.

Front 11

noncommittal

Back 11

not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like:

Front 12

Incentive

Back 12

something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

Front 13

Scabrous

Back 13

having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.

Front 14

nonchalant

Back 14

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual:

Front 15

Travesty

Back 15

a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.