Parrot in the Oven Ch. 2 Vocabulary

V. making a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

• raucous

• rowdy

• harangue

• yelling

V. lecture someone at length in an aggressive and critical manner

adj. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

adj. bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

• grumpy

• morose

• scrawny

• sullen

v. make someone annoyed or irritated

• irk

• rile

• displease

• infuriate

n. a mixture of dark bituminous pitch with sand or gravel, used for surfacing roads, flooring, roofing, etc.

adj. unattractively thin and bony