| Term | Definition |
|---|
| derision | mocking scorn; ridicule |
| lynch | to seize and punish someone believed to have committed a crime |
| concealing | putting or keeping someone or something out of sight; hiding |
| stride | a long step |
| gnawing | persistent and troubling |
| entranced | in a state of fascination or wonder |
| reprehensible | highly unacceptable; deserving criticism |
| bemused | caused somebody to be confused or puzzled |
| cowering | cringing or moving backward defensively in fear |
| regarded | thought carefully about someone or something; judged |
| wryly | in an amusing and ironic way |
| solemnly | in a humorless or formal manner |
| mauled | beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal |
| aloof | uninvolved with people or events; remote |
| meager | unsatisfactorily small; unsatisfying |
| liniment | a pain-relieving cream or ointment |
| fawning | attempting to please with flattery |
| disarming | charming; friendly or trusting |
| scornful | feeling or expressing great contempt for someone or something |
| brutally | in an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way |
| indignation | anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing |
| averted | turned away |
| appraised | looked over; made a judgment about |
| crestfallen | downcast, disappointed, or humiliated |
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