Vocabulary Words Edward Tulane - St. Joseph Parish

Vocabulary Words
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Chapters Upper Hall Lower Hall

1-3 ennui jovially

4-5 noun adverb

6-8 a feeling of utter having a hearty, joyous
9 - 11 weariness and discontent humor or a spirit of good-
resulting from lack of fellowship:
interest; boredom.

grotesque derby

adjective noun

odd or unnatural in shape, a man's stiff felt hat with
appearance, or character; dome-shaped crown and
fantastically ugly or absurd; narrow brim
bizarre.

umbrage grizzled

noun adjective

offense; annoyance; having gray or partly gray
displeasure: hair.

tremulous daft

adjective adjective

(of persons, the body, senseless, stupid, or
etc.) trembling, as from foolish
fear, nervousness, or
weakness.

12 - 13 resonate scraggly
14 - 17
verb adjective,
18 - 19 to produce a low, deep, clear
20 - 21 sound. irregular; uneven; jagged.
22 - 24
25 - 26 whippoorwill lurched

noun noun

a gray, black, white, and a quick jerking or tipping
tawny bird of North movement.
America, active at night
with a loud call that sounds
like its name.

intrusive prevailed

adjective verb

coming without invitation or to win against an opponent
welcome:
in a difficult contest.

hollow neon

adjective adjective

empty space inside containing the gas neon
used in brightly lit electric
something signs and lights

oblivion pang

noun noun

the state of being a sudden feeling of mental
completely forgotten or or emotional distress or
unknown. longing.

contrarian awash

noun adjective, adverb
a person who takes an
opposing view, especially filled, covered or overrun as
one who rejects the majority in a flood.
opinion, as in economic
matters.