5th box -Flashcards

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The bullies derided the foreign student's accent.)

(v.) to berate (Jack ran away as soon as his father found out, knowing he would be vituperated for his unseemly behavior.)

1. (v.) to incorporate territory or space (After defeating them in battle, the Russians annexed Poland.) 2. (n.) a room attached to a larger room or space (He likes to do his studying in a little annex attached to the main reading room in the library.)

(adj.) silly, foolish (He considers himself a serious poet, but in truth, he only writes fatuous limericks.)