I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Vocabulary List Chapters 14-16

very sudden and not expected

My dad abruptly got up from the table.

a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something

Sometimes people say that about another person with affection in their voice.

a feeling of mixed fear, respect, and wonder

His mouth was hanging open, something like awe on his face.

worn down or injured by hard use

It was the battered brown leather one that's always his when we go to Lake George every other year.

to move as a large cloud or mass

There was so much billowing smoke and fire.

showing or using care to avoid trouble or danger

And yet, somehow, cautious.

designed for or permitting ordinary dress, behavior, etc. : not formal

But going somewhere dressed in casual clothes and trailing a suitcase?

to admit to be true

"Well, yeah," she conceded.

unhappy and annoyed

I thought Buster deserved better than a disgruntled "Who else?"

to fear or dislike greatly

That's when a dreaded word entered my brain and that word is Divorce.

feeling and showing great happiness and joy

Even giddy as I was feeling, I didn't want to waste any of that forty dollars that I didn't have to.

weak, dazed, and unsteady

"What is it?" she said, groggy, staring with one eye shut at her alarm clock.

to move or reach forward in a sudden, forceful way

This time my dad didn't lunge for it.

very unusual and attractive

In fact, I had never had one before and it was quite a treat, seeing my meal all laid out in four nifty little compartments.

to a complete degree : completely

I was just plumb relieved.

an action or series of actions for doing or accomplishing something

You follow proper procedure.

something that is waited for or expected : POSSIBILITY

Bess, being perhaps less enthusiastic than I was at the prospect of a TV dinner, asked if she could go out with Vinny instead.

a large number or amount

It was a little thrilling, seeing the quantity of selections there.

a strong feeling of disgust and anger

"Bess?" I couldn't keep the scorn out of my voice.

complete and total : ABSOLUTE

And just like that, relief at having shared my problem with a friend turned to sheer terror.

to take in and let out a long, loud breath in a way that shows you are bored, disappointed, relieved, etc.

He sighed, indicated the bowl and spoon in the sink with his chin.

something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people

At least at home I can turn on the TV and see simulations.

to turn aside suddenly from a straight line or course

With the distracting swerving pitcher out of the picture, I could now see that Buster's great mind had thought like mine.

having or showing a sense of requiring immediate action

"But she's okay?" he asked urgently.