spotted or blotched bundle; usually of bedding and possessions resting; lying down; idle melancholy; gloomy arrogantly domineering; overbearing combative; belligerent; ready for a fight move in a bouncy way restrain; to hold back in a self-satisfied, unconcerned manner hearty enjoyment; zest large package wrapped in twine disparaging; belittle expressing sorrow twisted out of shape abrupt and curt in manner engaged in meditation calmed or soothed menacing; threatening dispirited; depressed distant physically or emotionally to turn away; to ward off deficient in quantity or fullness to twist as if in pain, struggle or embarrassment sullenly; gloomily to speak or shout derisively; mock to remain floating or lingering in a certain place without respect; in a disdainful manner in a hostile or stubborn manner opposing force severe, harsh as in rules or discipline desire to inflict harm with evil intent utterly hopeless or miserable; contemptible praise in writing of a deceases person enough to satisfy needs or purposes act or decision serving as a rule or pattern unpleasant, difficult or dangerous situation peaceful relationship; friendship pleasant to the eye, taste or feeling using language with fluency and aptness advantage or superiority

1. mottled

spotted or blotched

2. bindle

bundle; usually of bedding and possessions

3. recumbent

resting; lying down; idle

4. morosely

melancholy; gloomy

5. imperiously

arrogantly domineering; overbearing

6. pugnacious

combative; belligerent; ready for a fight

7. flounced

move in a bouncy way

8. bridled

restrain; to hold back

9. complacently

in a self-satisfied, unconcerned manner

10. relish

hearty enjoyment; zest

11. bale

large package wrapped in twine

12. derogatory

disparaging; belittle

13. plaintively

expressing sorrow

14. contorted

twisted out of shape

15. brusquely

abrupt and curt in manner

16. mused

engaged in meditation

17. mollified

calmed or soothed

18. ominously

menacing; threatening

19. crestfallen

dispirited; depressed

20. aloof

distant physically or emotionally

21. avert

to turn away; to ward off

22. meager

deficient in quantity or fullness

23. writhed

to twist as if in pain, struggle or embarrassment

24. 24 sulkily

sullenly; gloomily

25. jeer

to speak or shout derisively; mock

26. hover

to remain floating or lingering in a certain place

27. scornfully

without respect; in a disdainful manner

28. belligerent

in a hostile or stubborn manner

29. adversary

opposing force

30. rigorous

severe, harsh as in rules or discipline

31. malice

desire to inflict harm with evil intent

32. abject

utterly hopeless or miserable; contemptible

33. epitaph

praise in writing of a deceases person

34. suffice

enough to satisfy needs or purposes

35. precedent

act or decision serving as a rule or pattern

36. predicament

unpleasant, difficult or dangerous situation

37. amity

peaceful relationship; friendship

38. dulcet

pleasant to the eye, taste or feeling

39. eloquence

using language with fluency and aptness

40. vantage

advantage or superiority