Vocabulary

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

messy; confused; chaotic; disorderly; mixed-up; jumbled up

confusion; mess; mix; huddle

low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

easy to do

irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

completely empty

utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit

quick; nimble; agile

grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

petty; small-minded; stingy; cheap; mean; crafty

that; the

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose

very small; tiny; insignificant

trueborn; genuine; pure; full-blooded; thoroughbred; out-and-out

easy; simple

unexpected; unlikely; strange

unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible

what kind of; what sort of; what

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague

viscous; mushy; pulpy; thick; slushy; syrupy

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

crispy; crunchy

earnest; single-minded

weak; sickly

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; full

loose; immoral; dissolute; dissipated; licentious; fast

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold