House on Mango St.
Fantastix
Flowers for Algernon
Julias Caeser
Of Mice and Men
100
to sooth; to pacify
What is mollify?
100
quickly; abruptly; almost rudely
What is brusquely?
100
the language of a particular trade or profession
What is jargon?
100
a speech characterized by lofty and pompous language
What is peroration?
100
to excite, bring about
What is arouse?
200
still; without movement
What is recumbent?
200
to think about
What is contemplate?
200
twisted
What is writhed?
200
in a moody or gloomy manner
What is sulkily?
200
without respect; in a scornful manner
What is contemptuously?
300
Sad; gloomy
What is morose?
300
in a threatening way
What is ominously?
300
go before or ahead of
What is precede?
300
sad, depressing
What is sullen?
300
of poor quality or small amount
What is meager?
400
imitate
What is mimic?
400
seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
What is paradox?
400
the substitution of an inoffensive term for a blunt or offensive one
What is euphemism?
400
belittling and insulting
What is derogatory?
400
self-satisfied and unconcerned
What is complacent?
500
eager and ready to fight
What is pugnacious?
500
sound of people making fun of or laughing at another
What is derision?
500
to put forward or offer for consideration
What is propound?
500
a feeling of great physical or mental pain
What is anguish?
500
flat with no expression
What is monotonous?
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