Of Mice and Mango

Recumbent

Lying down; reclining

Mottled

Marked with spots or smears of color

Juncture

A place where things join; a point in time

Laden

Heavily loaded or weighed down

Meager

Lacking in quantity or quality

Morosely

To do something in a sullen or moody manner.

Imperiously

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant/domineering.

Pantomime

A dramatic entertainment in which performers express meaning through gestures.

Brittle

Hard but liable to break or shatter easily.

Complacently

In a self-satisfied or uncritical manner.

Derision

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Mollify

To appease the anger or anxiety of someone.

Pugnacious

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Ominously

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

Belligerently

In a manner of someone eager to fight; hostile.

Scornful

Feeling or expressing contempt or derision.

Contorted

Twisted or bent out of its normal shape (often used to describe faces in pain or deep thought).

Muse

To gaze thoughtfully at something or be absorbed in thought.

Subside

To become less intense, violent, or severe.

Avert

To turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).

Appraise

To assess the value or quality of something.

Cringe

To bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner.

Writhe

To make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

Bemused

Puzzled, confused, or bewildered.

Crestfallen

Sad and disappointed (typically after a peak of excitement).