A Baby Tramp Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from A Baby Tramp

adhesive (adjective)

Having a sticky quality; tending to cling to surfaces.

contemporaneous (adjective)

Existing or occurring at the same time period; belonging to the same era.

endemic (adjective)

A disease or condition regularly found and confined to a particular region or group of people.

extirpated (verb)

Completely destroyed or rooted out; eradicated entirely.

plebeian (adjective)

Belonging to the common people; of lower social class (contrasted with aristocratic).

scapegrace (noun)

A mischievous or wayward person; a rascal or rogue.

encroachment (noun)

The gradual intrusion or advancement beyond proper boundaries.

apparition (noun)

A ghostly figure or supernatural appearance; a specter.

supplication (noun)

The act of humbly and earnestly begging or pleading for something.

immemorial (adjective)

Extending beyond the reach of memory or recorded history; ancient.

vagrant (noun)

A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place.

besmirched (adjective)

Made dirty or stained; soiled (also figuratively: damaged in reputation).

forlorn (adjective)

Pitifully sad, lonely, and abandoned; wretched in appearance.

flanked (verb)

Positioned on either side of something; bordered.

irreverence (noun)

Lack of proper respect, especially toward something considered sacred or serious.