OMAN vocab

Anguish

physical pain or suffering, esp. intense bodily pain: torment

Belligerent

inclined to or exhibiting hostility or combativeness

Complacent

marked by self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies; unconcerned

Dejected

low in spirits: depressed

Derision

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

Derogatory

expressive of a low opinion: disparaging

Gravity

dignity or sobriety of bearing: importance, significance: seriousness

Imperious

arrogant and domineering

Indignation

anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Jeering

speaking or crying out with derision or mockery

Mollified

soothed in temper or disposition: appeased

Morosely

having a sullen and gloomy disposition

Ominous

being or exhibiting an omen: portentous especially: foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Pantomime

conveying a story by bodily movement & facial expression only

Periscope

a tubular optical instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer obtains an otherwise obstructed field of view

Plaintive

expressive of suffering or woe: melancholy

Pugnacious

having a quarrelsome or combative nature

Recumbent

lying down: leaning or resting

Reverently

characterized by a deep respect for someone or something

Stilted

formal, stiff