Quiz Date: April 22 nd

coquettish, adjective coquettishness, noun Coquettishly fanning herself with an ornate oriental fan. (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.

arrogantly, adverb With an arrogant flourish, turns off the good loud blues that is playing. making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud

Oh, don’t be so proud of yourself, Bennie – just because you look eccentric. (adj) deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd (adj) deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd (n.) a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.

oppressively, adverb oppressiveness, noun It means someone who is willing to give up his own culture and submerge himself completely in the dominant, and in this case oppressive culture. burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical

If it’s too hot or cold for you, just wait a minute and it’ll change. (She smiles happily at this cliché of clichés.) (n.) a trite, stereotyped expression, a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or ide a, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox. (n.) a trite, stereotyped expression, a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or ide a, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox. (adj) trite; hackneyed; stereotyped (adj) trite; hackneyed; stereotyped

sarcastic, adjective sarcasm, noun (To Walter, sarcastically), Good Night, Prometheus. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark

menacingly, adverb menacing, adjective Mama clamps her lips together, and Ruth advances toward her son menacingly. something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat

She rebuffs him again and he starts to leave. (n.) A blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. (n.) A blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. (v.) to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away (v.) to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away

Walter, you ain’t been to work for three days. (This is a revelation to her.) something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.

His happiness is deep in him; he cannot keep still with his new- found exuberance. The state of being abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous

amiability, amiableness, noun (Amiably, as he sits himself easily on a chair, leaning with interest forward on his knees and looking expectantly into the newcomer’s face.) having or showing pleasant, good- natured personal qualities; affable

ludicrously, adverb ludicrousness, noun … and the hat is ludicrous and considerably oversized. causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable