James ThurberBiographies and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”Vocabulary
humorist
noun - a humorous writer, performer, or artist.
fledging
noun - a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
cantankerous
adjective -- bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
sketches
noun -- a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a comedy program.
antihero
noun -- a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.
ambivalence
noun -- the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
boorish
adjective -- rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
parochial
adjective - having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
rakishly
adverb – in a casual, stylish manner
distraught
adjective -- troubled
haggard
adjective – wasted or worn in appearance
craven
adjective – very fearful; cowardly
insolent
adjective – boldly disrespectful
bickering
verb – used as adjective -- quarreling over something unimportant squabbling
bedlam
noun – place or condition of great noise and confusion
rending
verb used as a noun – ripping apart
inscrutable
adjective -- mysterious