Madras – light cotton with various colors weavesHe’s got a nice colorful madras jacket.

Cowlick – area of hair that grows in a different direction than the restThat cowlick looks weird, so you better wax it down.

Unfathomable – too strange/difficult to be understoodThe concept of time travel was unfathomable to young David Kim.

Savvy – having common senseHe was very savvy about cars.

Aloof – distant from othersShe was always aloof from the others and so became an outcast.

Impersonally – not having friendly human feelings or atmosphereThe detective was very impersonal when analyzing the clues to the murder

mystery.

Ornery – bad tempered and hard to deal withHe was very ornery because it was just part of his nature.

Resignedly – being able to calmly accept unpleasant fact or sth you cannot changeAndrew was resigned about what had just happened, but then again, he never

cared much for anything.

Ruefully – with sadnessShe was rueful about teasing another girl until she cried.

Hermit – sb who lives simple life and does not meet or talk with othersThe hermit on the mountain looks like he has some mental challenges.

Premonition – forewarningThe earthquake premonition was unheeded by most people in the city, and when

the earthquake struck, everyone was in a state of panic.

Reluctantly – hesitant because you are not sure about somethingMr. Brown reluctantly gave away his prized possession to his friend as part of a

bet.

Sullen – silent and bad temperedIt seems as if sullen people have a lot of trouble in social life.

Eluded – avoid sth cleverlyHe completely eluded the final word of the debate and countered with an equally

strong line.

Imploringly – in a begging wayThe poor man imploringly looked at the business man for money.

Gallant – braveThe gallant knight held his flag up high above the battlefield.

Indignant – feeling anger because you think you were treated unfairlyThe prisoners were indignant because they believed they did nothing wrong.

Testify – to state that sth happened or is trueThe witness testified that Mr. Surm was not a criminal or a robber.

Jolt – move/make sth move suddenly, roughlyThe electric shock made me jolt up around a meter into air.

Keeled – capsizeThe boat keeled over and many sailors were sinking and holding onto any part of

the boat they could get their hands on.

Inhalation – act of breathing inThe swimmer’s inhalation size is very large compared to mine.

Hysterics – uncontrollable laughterThe hyena’s hysterics were very annoying because it felt like it was laughing at

me.

Mimicking – imitatingThe actor mimicked the actions of a dog in his best possible fashion.

Radiates – sending out/divergeThe sun radiates a lot of heat energy to our world, and that's how our world is

warm enough for life.

Mourning – grievingThe members of the tribe mourned over the death of their chief.

Aghast – extremely shockedThe children were aghast by the time they exited the haunted house on

Halloween.

Exploits – using a person or situation to your advantageThe cunning man exploited the enemy force’s weakness.

Faltered – to become weaker or less effectiveThe man faltered during his performance and the crowd was not impressed.

Resemblance – looking similar to sth/sbHis resemblance to Nicholas Cage was surprising.

Divert – to make sb/sth change direction || distractHe diverted his travel destination from Beijing to Venice.

Clenching – to hold sth tightlyHe clenched his teeth during the marathon because he was so tired.

Grimacing – An ugly expression used to show pain, disgust, etc.He grimaced at the fact that the prison was the worst prison that he could have

been sent to.

Underprivileged – to have less money and fewer privileges than most people in societyThe greasers were underprivileged compared to the socs.

Conformity – behavior and actions that follow the accepted rules of societyHe always had the best conformity out of us.

Contempt – feeling that sb/sth is without valueThe Nike worker looked at my Adidas shoes with contempt.

Escort – person or people that travel with sb/sth to protect/guard themThe President’s escorts were at top security.

Convinced – completely sure about sthHe was convinced that the math test was sure to be hard.

Delirious – an excited state and not able to think/speak clearlyHe was delirious after exciting his coma.

Circumstances – the conditions, details that describes an eventYou have to consider every possible circumstance when solving a mystery.

Acquitted – to declare not guiltyThe judged acquitted the man, but I think the judge is wrong.