Bull Run vocabulary
allure – (v) attract, draw
courier – (n) messenger
daft – (adj) silly, foolish
discern – (v) tell the difference, distinguish
dread – (v) be afraid of
forlorn – (adj) sad, dejected
frantic – (adj) anxious, worried
fray – (n) battle, fight
gallant – (adj) brave, courageous
grope – (v) feel for
irksome – (adj) annoying
loutish – (adj) impolite, ill-mannered
mayhem – (n) chaos, disorder
notion – (n) idea, thought
pillage – (v) plunder, rob
procure – (v) obtain
prostrate – (adj) flat, horizontal
qualm – (n) misgiving, doubt
revenge – (n) payback, vengeance
rogue – (n) scoundrel, rascal
rout – (n) overwhelming defeat
scurry – (v) dash, hurry
secession – (n) formal withdrawal from an organization
skedaddle – (v) run away, get out
smug – (adj) self-righteous, arrogant
spectacles – (n) eyeglasses
squander – (v) waste
traipse – (v) wander, walk about
tumult – (n) uproar, commotion
tyrant – (n) oppressor, dictator