OMAM Vocab (prob on test)

Question 1

Mottled

Answer 1

marked with an irregular pattern of patches or spots of different colors

Question 2

Recumbent

Answer 2

lying back or lying down

Question 3

Droned

Answer 3

to make a continuous low humming sound or to talk for a long time in a boring voice

Question 4

Brusquely

Answer 4

in a blunt direct manner

Question 5

Imperious

Answer 5

arrogant; haughty and domineering

Question 6

Morosely

Answer 6

sullenly; gloomily

Question 7

Pugnacious

Answer 7

inclined to fight or be aggressive

Question 8

Ominous

Answer 8

suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen

Question 9

Derogatory

Answer 9

expressing a low opinion or negative critism

Question 10

Contort

Answer 10

to become so twisted as to take on an unnatural or grotesque shape

Question 11

Complacently

Answer 11

eager to please or pleased with one’s self

Question 12

Derision

Answer 12

the act of ridiculing or treating with contempt

Question 13

Reprehensible

Answer 13

highly unacceptable and deserving censure

Question 14

Reverence

Answer 14

feeling of deep respect or devotion

Question 15

Bemuse

Answer 15

to cause somebody to be confused or puzzled

Question 16

Wryly

Answer 16

humorously sarcastic or mocking

Question 17

Aloof

Answer 17

uninvolved or unwilling to become involved with other people or events, either because the person feels superiority or the person is extremely shy

Question 18

Contemptuously

Answer 18

feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something

Question 19

Indignation

Answer 19

a feeling of righteous anger

Question 20

Crestfallen

Answer 20

brought low in spirit

Question 21

Belligerent

Answer 21

hostile, ready to start a fight, or ready to go to war