OMAM Vocab #2

Question 1

Scuttle

Answer 1

run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps

Question 2

Derision

Answer 2

contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Question 3

Reprehensible

Answer 3

deserving condemnation

If someone’s behavior is reprehensible, it’s extremely bad/unnaceptable

Question 4

Bemused

Answer 4

puzzled, confused, or bewildered.

Question 5

Reverent

Answer 5

feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

Question 6

Contemptuously

Answer 6

in a scornful way that shows disdain.

Question 7

Aloof

Answer 7

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Question 8

Apprehension

Answer 8

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Question 9

Indignation

Answer 9

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 10

Wisp

Answer 10

a small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something.

Question 11

Belligerent

Answer 11

hostile and aggressive

Question 12

Monotonous

Answer 12

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Question 13

Woodenly

Answer 13

stiffly or awkwardly in movement or manner.