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Definition Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| timid | lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery |
| lumber | to move heavily or clumsily |
| brusque | abrupt in manner |
| imperiously | in a domineering or haughty manner |
| morose | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood |
| pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily |
| calculating | capable of or made for performing calculations, especially arithmetical calculations |
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| profound | penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge |
| reverent | deeply respectful |
| cower | to crouch, as in fear or shame |
| bemuse | to bewilder or confuse |
| scoff | to speak derisively |
| rigidity | stiff or unyielding |
| complacent | pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect |