Ragged Dick Glossary

Ragged Dick Glossary

ascertain

find something out for certain

bewail

express great regret

blues

feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression

cautious

attentive to potential problems or dangers

commence

begin, start

help to bring about

help to bring about

confederate

joined by an agreement or treaty

countenance

a person's face or facial expression

counterfeit

made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud

deign

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

dingy

gloomy and faded out

discomfiture

confusion

disdain

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect

dunno

do not know

espy

catch sight of

falter

speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice

fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

gratify

give someone pleasure or satisfaction

haughtily

arrogantly

havoc

widespread destruction

inferior

lower in rank, status, or quality

liable

responsible by law

munch

eat something with a continuous and often audible action of the jaws

precarious

dependent on chance

procure

obtain something, esp. with care or effort

prosperous

successful in material terms, flourishing financially

put on airs

try to look important

resolve

decide

scanty

small or insufficient in quantity or amount

shrewd

having or showing sharp powers of judgment

sly

having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature

swindler

cheat , trickster

transient

lasting only for a short time

vagabond

a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job

verdant

of the bright green color

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.

Cite this page