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OMM CH 3 & 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bemused – verb (bemuse) | to cause (someone) to be confused and often also somewhat amused |
| bleat – verb | to make the natural cry of a sheep or goat; also : to utter a similar sound; to talk complainingly or with a whine |
| bleat – noun | the cry of a sheep or goat; also : a similar sound; a feeble outcry, protest, or complaint |
| cower – verb | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays (what a coward does) |
| derision – noun | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt; an object of ridicule or scorn |
| dusk – noun | the darker part of twilight especially at night; darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light |
| reprehensible – adjective | worthy of or deserving condemnation; very bad : deserving very strong criticism |
| aloof – adjective | removed or distant either physically or emotionally; at a distance |
| appraise – verb | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of; to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of; especially : to give an expert judgment of the value or merit of |
| arouse – verb | to awaken from sleep; to stimulate to action or to bodily readiness for activity |
| champ – verb | to make biting or gnashing movements; to show impatience of delay or restraint —usually used in the phrase champing at the bit |
| contemptuously – adverb | performed in a manner manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval |
| ego – noun | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world; the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that serves as the organized conscious mediator between the person and reality especially by functioning both in the p |
| maul – verb | to beat, bruise, mangle; to handle roughly |
| maul – noun | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer or mallet used especially for driving wedges; also : a tool like a sledgehammer with one wedge-shaped end that is used to split wood |
| meager – adjective | having little flesh; lacking desirable qualities (as richness or strength); deficient in quality or quantity |
| scornful - -adjective | full of or showing disrespect or contempt |
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egermanton
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