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Vocabulary
English vocab squares
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balmy | (of the weather)pleasantly warm. |
| tangent | a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point,but if extended does not cross it at that point. |
| melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness,typically with no obvious cause. |
| rueful | expressing sorrow or regret,especially when in a slightly humorous way. |
| exasperated | irritate intensely;infuriate. |
| self deprecation | modesty about or criticism of oneself. |
| retorted | say something in answer to a remark or accusation,typically in a sharp,angry or wittily incisive manner. |