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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| derogatory | showing a disrespectful attitude belittling and insulting |
| mimicking | Imitating |
| Apprehensive | anxious, fearful |
| mollified | pacified, soothed |
| pugnacious | quick to argue or fight |
| cowering | crouch, too shrink away |
| aloof | distant physically or emotionally/ unfriendly manner |
| subsided | become less, excited, calm down |
| woe | distress, sorrow, misery |
| elaborate | expressed in great detail |
| burlap | a coarse, inexpensive woven fabric |
| morosely | In a sad gloomy manner |
| brusquely | almost rudely, quickly, bluntly |
| mottled | having a variety of colors, hues |
| junctures | where two things come together |
| complacently | showing uncritical satisfaction with oneself |
| contemplated | to think about something, consider the options |
| monotonous | to be boring because it has a pattern that never changes |
| abruptly | sudden, almost rudely |