vocab OMAM 1

Question 1

aloof

Answer 1

(adj.) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Question 2

imperious

Answer 2

(verb) assuming power or authority without

justification; arrogant and domineering

Question 3

jeer

Answer 3

a rude and mocking remark; (v.) to make a loud and mocking remark,
typically in a loud voice

Question 4

juncture

Answer 4

(n.) a particular point in events or time; an intersection or connection; a point
when things connect

Question 5

mimic

Answer 5

imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain
or ridicule

Question 6

monotonous

Answer 6

• (adj.) dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Question 7

morose

Answer 7

(adj.) sullen, gloomy, sad

Question 8

muse

Answer 8

(v.) to be lost in thought

Question 9

nuisance

Answer 9

a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance

Question 10

ominous

Answer 10

• (adj.) giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to
  happen; threatening; inauspicious

Question 11

pantomine

Answer 11

(v.) a performance or expression of something through gestures and body
movements without words

Question 12

pugnacious

Answer 12

(adj.) - ready to resort to force or violence

Question 13

rheumatism

Answer 13

(n.) any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or
fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis.

Question 14

scowl

Answer 14

(v.) to frown or grimace in an angry manner

Question 15

tenement

Answer 15

(n.) a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or
block of apartments; a piece of land held by an owner.

Question 16

writhe

Answer 16

(v.) make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body