a. The top of the plaster had began to callous.

b. to make hard, harden

c. [cal-uh-s]

d. adjective, to descirbe the plaster.

a. Even though it was my first time meeting him, I could see he had a tendency to become choleric.

b. hot-tempered, easily angered

c. [kol-err-ic]

d. adjective, to descirbe him.

a. Though the work was beautiful, the artist seem contemptous.

b. showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect.

c. [con-temp-two-us]

d. adjective, descirbing the artist feeling.

a. It was funny, but I did not appreciate her caustic remark.

b. intense uses of sarcasm

c. [caw-ss-tic]

d. adjective, desribing her remark

a. The other students gave him a derisive look because he failed his test.

b. ridiculing, mocking

c. [deer-eye-sive]

d. adjective, describing the look.