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OMAM Vocabulary Quiz
English Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anguish | pain and suffering |
| bemused | confused or puzzled |
| brusque | harsh, rough, or blunt |
| complacent | content, satisfied (but lacking ambition) |
| contemplate | to think, to ponder |
| dejected | really disappointed, very sad, depressed |
| derision | criticism, ridicule, or mockery |
| derogatory | belittling, degrading, insulting |
| drone | to speak in dull, boring manner or to ramble |
| imperious | arrogant, overbearing, bossy, dictatorial |
| mollify | pacify, calm down, soften one's temper |
| morose | morbid, depressing |
| ominous | foreboding or threatening |
| plaintive | sad or mournful |
| pugnacious | angry, quarrelsome, inclined to fight |
| recumbent | lying down or reclining |
| reprehensible | unforgiveable, blameworthy |
| scoff | to laugh at or mock |
| skeptical | having or showing doubt, wary |
| subdue | to calm down or reduce the intensity of something |