Jasper Jones

Jasper Jones Glossary

aspersions

Unwarranted or unproven attacks against another's reputation.

vindictive

Filled with the desire to get revenge.

belligerent

Aggressively hostile.

vitriol

Abusive and angry language.

boorish

Exhibiting unmannerly and coarse behavior.

cathartic

An intense experience capable of helping to purge pent-up emotional turmoil.

eccentric

Unconventional to the point of instilling suspicion about one's mental state.

repartee

Clever and witty exchange of dialogue in conversation.

harbinger

A foreboding omen of future events.

pilfer

To take things not belonging to you, but usually within the context of the objects being useful or necessary.

laconic

Given to few words and maintaining a quiet sort of dignity.

brusque

Characterized by being short and to the point in one's speech, in such a way that it can be confused with rudeness.

tumult

A brief period of disorder and commotion.

obstreperously

Loudly and without proper manners.

ambivalent

Undecided and emotionally torn about what to do or how to feel.

petulantly

Acting childishly and immature.

incongruous

Out of joint and lacking harmony or symmetry.

trite

Utterly lacking in originality.

bilious

Bitter and bad-tempered.

denizens

The residents of a specific geographical area.