Essay about Taming: Great Depression and Expressive Body
Submitted By Rumbletumble1
Words: 308
Pages: 2
Word | Definition | Synonym | Antonym | Sentence | Debris (n) | The remains of something broken down or destroyed | Garbage | Cleanliness | After the flood there was a lot of debris. | Mottled (v) | A colored spot | Stain | Clean | My shirt is mottled. | Recumbent (adj) | Lying down | Reclining | Standing | He lied recumbent in the pool. | Morosely (adj) | Sullen and gloomy | Bleak | Cheerful | I feel morose during a rainy day. | Lumbered (v) | to move ponderously | Wander | Loiter | I lumbered around the house. | Brusquely (adj) | Short and abrupt | Direct | Circuitous | I came to my point brusquely. | Pantomime (n) | A performance with expressive body and facial movements | Mime | Singer | Watching a pantomime is funny. | Contemplated (v) | to view or consider with continued attention | Ponder | Decide | I contemplated what to wear to school | Imperiously (adj) | Intensely compelling | Authoritarian | Humble | My friend is very imperious. | Anguished (adj) | Extreme pain | Agony | Delight | After I fell off the building I was in anguish. | Yammered (v) | to utter repeated cries of distress | Fuss | Rejoice | I yammered for help. | Scoff (n) | An expression of scorn | Mockery | Praise | He scoffed at the idea of robbing a bank. | Mollified (v) | Reduce intensity | Soothe | Enrage | He mollified the punch. | Pugnacious (adj) | Having a combative nature | Aggressive | Peaceful | The wrestler had a pugnacious personality. | Gingerly( adj) |