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English Vocab Week14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contemplate | consider as a possibility |
| imperiously | in a manner showing arrogant superiority |
| mollify | cause to be more favorably inclined |
| pugnacious | ready and able to resort to force or violence |
| ominously | in a manner suggesting something bad will happen |
| derogatory | expressive of low opinion |
| plaintively | in a manner expressing sorrow |
| contort | twist and press out of shape |
| complacently | in a self-satisfied manner |
| muse | reflect deeply on a subject |
| derision | contemptuous laughter |
| receptive | ready or willing to welcome favorably |
| rheumatism | any painful disorder of the joints or muscles |
| reprehensible | bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure |
| cower | show submission or fear |
| fawning | attempting to win favor by flattery |
| indignation | a feeling of righteous anger |
| avert | turn away or aside |
| appraise | estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of |
| crestfallen | brought low in spirit |