Word List #3

Prior lists:
    #1    #2  

WORD	MEANING
convalescent	(of a person) recovering from an illness or operation
forlorn	pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
insouciant	showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
groundswell	a buildup of opinion or feeling in a large section of the population
bluster	talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
inchoate	just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
exult	show or feel elation or jubilation esp as the result of a success
bleat	speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way
hearken	listen
finagle	obtain something by devious or dishonest means
cruft	badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software
corral	gather together and confine (a group of people or things)
throb	feel pain in a series of regular beats
recalcitrant	having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
prescient	having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
newspeak	ambiguous euphemistic language used chiefly in political propaganda
apparatchik	an official in a large political organization
twaddle	trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense
imbroglio	an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation
serenade	a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover
trenchant	vigorous or incisive in expression or style
kerfuffle	a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views
denouement	the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved
flagrant	(of something considered wrong or immoral) shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring
perp walk	an act of walking into or out of a police station, courthouse, etc., that a person in police custody is made to perform for the benefit of the media

25 words