Earth Abides Part II Ch 3-4 Vocab
Chafed
To rub and irritate
Cohort
a group of people from a given time period
Semblance
a likeness; an outward appearance
Rambunctious
behaving in a wild and unruly manner
Plaintive
expressing sorrow
Odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Febrile
feverish
Stodgy
heavy, dull, or boring; old-fashioned
Cavorting
jump or dance around excitedly
Discontinuity
lack of connection or continuity
Stolid
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Unrequited
not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind, not returned
Purposive
sampling method to recruit specific persons who could provide inside information
Ponderous
slow and clumsy because of great weight