Vocabulary from Chapters Nine to Twelve

Front

corpulent

Back

obese; excessively fat

Front

derision

Back

contemptuous laughter; ridicule

Front

sauntered

Back

walked at a leisurely pace

Front

abominable

Back

detestable; unpleasant

Front

assimilating

Back

comprehending; taking in

Front

compelled

Back

urged or drove forcefully

Front

luminous

Back

emitting steady light

Front

myopia

Back

nearsightedness

Front

sniveling

Back

whining in a weak manner

Front

propitiatingly

Back

pacifying; appeasing