Between Rounds Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Between Rounds

almanac (noun)

An annual publication containing a calendar along with astronomical data, weather forecasts, and other useful information.

heydey (noun)

The period of greatest success, popularity, or vigor; the prime. (Archaic spelling of "heyday.")

benign (adjective)

Gentle, kindly, and favorable in effect or influence.

acrimony (noun)

Bitterness or ill feeling in speech or manner; sharp hostility.

dissent (noun)

Disagreement or refusal to accept an official decision; here used humorously by McCaskey to mean "consent" (he confuses the words).

repartee (noun)

Quick, witty replies in conversation; here used ironically to describe exchanging thrown food.

entree (noun)

The main course of a meal; here used metaphorically to cast the food fight as a formal dinner sequence.

retorted (verb)

Replied sharply or angrily; here used with a double meaning, since his "reply" is a thrown roast.

cordial (noun)

A sweet after-dinner liqueur; here used satirically to describe a thrown flatiron as the "after-dinner drink" ending the fight.

gastronomical (adjective)

Relating to the art or science of good eating; used here to mock-elevate a food fight into a culinary event.

armistice (noun)

A formal agreement to stop fighting; a truce.

betokening (verb)

Serving as a sign or indication of something.

extremity (noun)

A state of extreme danger, distress, or difficulty.

solicitor (noun)

A person who tries to obtain business orders or contributions; a canvasser or salesperson.

bathos (noun)

An abrupt, unintentional shift from the serious or sublime to the trivial or ridiculous, producing a comic anticlimax.

colossal (adjective)

Extremely large, impressive, or great in scale.

revilers (noun)

People who criticize or abuse someone or something with contemptuous language.

delectable (adjective)

Highly pleasing to the taste; delicious.

inconsequent (adjective)

Lacking logical sequence; irrelevant or unimportant.

surmises (noun)

Guesses or suppositions based on incomplete evidence.

cataract (noun)

A large, powerful waterfall; used here as a metaphor for an overwhelming torrent of weeping.

sardonically (adverb)

In a mocking, cynical, or scornfully humorous manner.