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• Pantomime- a dramatic entertainment using gestures to express meaning along with music
• Cesspool- underground storage unit for liquids or sewage
• Novella- short story or novel
• Luger- 9 mm caliber automatic pistol
• Aloof- not friendly
• Crestfallen- blameworthy
• Heron- long legged, long necked, and usually long billed birds
• Morosely- hopelessly ill-humored
• Contemplated- to look at with continuous attention
• Douse- to plunge into water
• Appraise- to estimate the value of something
• Dabble- to play and splash water with hands
• Bemused- confused
• Snivel- to cry
• Stilted- stiffly dignified or formal
• Derogatory- to show a disrespectful attitude
• Pugnacious- to show a disrespectful attitude
• Disengage- to release from attachment or connection
• Recumbent- lying down
• Writhe- to squirm
• Reprehensible- deserving criticism
• Maul- a heavy hammer
• Mottled- spotted in color
• Mollify- to soften in temper
• Scoff- to mock at
• Subside- to be quieter, less active, or less violent
• Meager- having little flesh (lean, thin)
• Slough- an area with a soft muddy ground
• Jeer- to laugh at with contempt or derision
