How to Eat Fried Worms - Vocabulary

obsequiously

obedient, dutiful, and servitude

Fricusseed

a dish of stewed or fried peices of meat served in a thick white sauce

grimac

a facial expression that shows pain or disgust

witness

a person who has seen or heard something; a person who gives evidence in a court of law; a person who signs an official paper to prove that he/she saw a legal document signed

apoplexy

a sudden loss of consciousness; a stroke

indignant

annoyed about something that seems unfair

serene

calm, peaceful

flourish

grow stronger; to succeed; to wave around as showing off

chaff

husks of grain or other seed; chopped hay or straw used as feed

devious

misleading, not direct in communicating real reason for something

coaxed

persuaded someone to do something

piccalilli

relish; pickle of chopped veggies, mustard, and hot spices

sullen

sad, gloomy, silent because of hurt or bitterness

solemn

sad; very serious

furtively

sly or sneaky

measley

small in size; not enough

antidote

something that stops a poison from working

menacing

to act in a threatening way; endanger; imperal

quaver

to shake, tremble; make a sound with a shaky voice

jostled

to shake; to bump or push roughly

trudge

to walk or march laboriously

tentative

unsure, not confident