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English- OMAM
Vocab. Part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| complacently | pleased; pleasent; satisfied |
| derision | ridicule; scorn; act of deriding |
| derogatory | belttling, uncomplimentary; |
| hovered | to hang fluttering or suspended in the air; to keep lingering about; to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state. |
| mollified | soften in feeling in temper, appease; to reduce; soften |
| monotonous | lacking in variety;having very little inflection; boring, dull |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful; sorrowful, sad |
| pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily; argumentative |
| revere | to regard with respect tinged with awe; reverence, honor, adore |
| slough | an area of soft, muddy ground; condition of helplessness OR anything that is shed or cast off |
| tart | sharp to the taste; a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet or savoury filling |
| writhed | to twist or bend or squirm as in pain |