11ELA SUB LIST 2 DEF

in a serious and determined way, often without humour

• earnestly

• blasé

• tenaciously

• sulkily

refusing to smile or be pleasant to people, usually because you are angry about something

• earnestly

• blasé

• tenaciously

• sulkily

to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something

• deprecate

• feign

• retort

• disparage

to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it:

• deprecate

• feign

• retort

• disparage

to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way:

• deprecate

• feign

• retort

• disparage

to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. :

• deprecate

• feign

• retort

• disparage

a state of extreme happiness or excitement:

• writhe

• skitter

• scud

• elation

to make large twisting movements with the body:

• writhe

• skitter

• scud

• elation

(especially of a small animal, bird, or insect) to move very quickly and lightly:

• writhe

• skitter

• scud

• elation

(especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line:

• writhe

• skitter

• scud

• elation