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| bridle | to restrain, check, or control; to show hostility or resentment, especially by drawing back the head and chin |
| contort | to twist in a violent manner |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head; feeling shame or humiliation : dejected |
| derogatory | detracting from the character or standing of something —often used with to, towards, or of; expressive of a low opinion |
| earnest | n. a serious and intent mental state <a proposal made in earnest>; |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| ominous | foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious; implies having a menacing, alarming character foreshadowing evil or disaster |
| pugnacious | having a quarrelsome or combative nature: belligerent |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds; to twist so as to distort : wrench |
