WFHS Honors Mice and Men
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shermanmary on March 16, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aloof | remote in manner |
| appreciate | to increase in value |
| apprehend | to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand |
| belligerent | anxious to wage war, and exhibit hostility |
| bemuse | to confuse or bewilder |
| brittle | fragile, frail, easily damaged |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
| derision | scorn, ridicule |
| imperiously | commandingly arrogant |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| juncture | a point of joining |
| mollify | to soften feeling or temper |
| monotonous | sameness, lacking in variety |
| morosely | in a sad or gloomy manner |
| mottled | having spots or patches of color |
| ominous | threatening |
| plaintive | sorrowfully |
| pugnacious | looking for a fight, combative, belligerent |
| relish | to vigorously and enthusiastically enjoy |
| reprehensible | shameful, very bad |
| revere | to honor, regard with respect |
| scuttled | scurried, scampered |
| slough (sluff) | to cast off |
| stilted | artificially formal, stiff, pompous |
| wispy | small in amount or thin |
| wooden | stiff, clumbsy |
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