Master Harold... And the Boys

Master Harold... And the Boys Glossary

appalled

horrified by something

audacity

boldness

barbaric

rude, brute, unsophisticated

brusquely

speaking quickly and directly

deportment

the way one carries oneself, bearing

desolate

sad, lonely

disconsolately

sadly; morosely

falters

hesitates

flotsam and jetsam

originally referred to pieces of a wrecked ship, but the term now loosely applies to any objects found floating or washed ashore.

fluttering

moving quickly and lightly

gammy

lame

gratifying

giving pleasure or contentment

hunky-dory

satisfactory

intrepid

brave, fearless

naught

zero

oscillate

to go back and forth

scalars

on a scale, graduated

scoffs

makes an expression of contempt or disgust

tempo

the speed of the musical piece

uptake

the ability to learn and absorb and understand new things

vestige

small amount left over

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