The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Glossary

The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Glossary

compliance

Conforming to rules mandated by others.

blockaded

Obstructed access to.

conjecture

A supposition; an assumption made without all the facts.

exasperating

Annoying to an extreme level.

earnestness

A display of sincerity and trustworthiness.

exhorter

Someone who strongly urges others to do something.

garrulous

Excessively and animatedly chatty.

iconoclast

A non-conformist; somehow challenges existing traditions and beliefs.

indifferent

A display of utter lack of concern about or toward someone or something.

infamous

Famous for having committed something illegal or against standard codes of immorality.

interminable

Tediously going on forever and ever with no end in sight.

lattice

A criss-crossing pattern of interweaving design.

monotonous

Dull, boring and repetitive.

narrative

A story or account of events usually related in a linear and chronological fashion.

ornery

Very touchy; quick to anger; descriptive of someone best left alone.

recollect

To recall past events from a point well after they originally occured.

tranquil

Calm, peaceful and serene.

transcendent

Possessing a quality--often difficult to locate or accurately describe--lifting that which is being describe to much higher level of excellence and admiration.

feller

Slang to describe a man (fellow).

finesse

An adroit and crafty means of subtle manipulation.

cavort

Prancing; horseplay; frolicking.

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