I love The Secret Garden and I've read it countless times. Most of those words describe Mary at the beginning of the book and sadly they are not flattering. She was a sad lonely little girl who lived through a hard time and really never had anyone to comfort her.
How many do you know the meaning of?
1. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
2. in a pleading manner
3. confusion resulting from failure to understand
4. improperly forward or bold
5. very opposed in nature or character or purpose
6. open disrespect for a person or thing
7. having few or no inhabitants
8. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
9. unhealthy looking
10. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
