Week 10
Laconic: Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
Berwald's manner of speaking could be described as laconic, as he spoke only when he wanted to make a point.
Quail: To shrink back in fear; cower
Feliciano quailed at Ludwig's loud, lecturing voice.
Wry: Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked
Arthur's lips curved into a wry smile as he thought of the blackmail he could get out of this moment.
Mien: Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind
The straight and steady way Ludwig walks only adds to his regiment mien.
Pedantic: Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules
Arthur was ridiculously pedantic, as he spent his Friday nights studying rather than going to parties.
Nonplussed: To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder
Matthew was nonplussed at the idea that Gilbert might actually want to be his friend.
A/N: It's the end of the school year, so this will be the last 305 edition of vocabulary words.
I must say, I rarely use these words at all, but I guess someone will find them useful if they want to sound like a pretentious know-it-all.
Maybe next year I'll have to to vocab, too. We'll see.
~Jel