Vocabulary
1. Inconspicuous: not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent."And it gives me time to scan the cafeteria for a friendly face or an inconspicuous corner"
2. Pseudo: Not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
"Just a pseudo-friend, disposable friend."
3. Mayhem: Random or deliberate violence or damage.
"We will wander underneath them and commit mild acts of mayhem"
4. Degrading: To lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt
"The Ecology Club is planning a rally to protest the "degrading of an endangered species."
5. Voila: Used to call attention to or express satisfaction with a thing shown or accomplished.
"And voila-an idea"
6. Vaguely: Not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed.
"I vaguely recognize a couple; the rest must have gone to the other middle school."
7. Blathers: Foolish, voluble talk.
"Heather paints her nails on her desk blotter and blathers."
8. Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
"Meg n Emily n Siobhan understand irony."
"Meg n Emily n Siobhan understand irony."
9. Simultaneously: Occurring at the same time.
"It's as if they operate in two realities simultaneously."
10. Interim: An intervening time; interval, meantime.
"The interim reports came today."
11. Battered: To beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly.
"Metal folding chairs surround a battered table."
12. Wan: Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.
"She's smudging mascara under her eyes to look exhausted and wan."
