OMAN Vocab Quiz Study Guide #2

Mollified

calmed in intensity, temper or feeling

Pugnacious

disposed to fight, inclined to fighting

Gingerly

with great care or delicacy

Slough

to discard as undesirable or unfavorable, get rid of

Derogatory

disparaging or belittling

Plaintively

expressive of sorrow or melancholy

Contorted

twisted or sprained out of shape

Apprehensive

fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread

Complacently

self-satisfied and unconcerned

Derision

ridicule

Scuttled

to scrap or discard

Reprehensible

deserving rebuke or censure

Bemused

caused to be engrossed in thought

Scornful

to feel contempt or disdain toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy

Dignity

the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect

Entranced

holding one's entire attention