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Mice & Men Vocab 1-2
Question | Answer |
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Lumber | move in a slow, heavy, and clumsy |
Juncture | a particular point in events or time |
Mottled | mark with spots or smears of color |
Recumbent | lying down |
Brusque | to do something in an unexpected manner |
Imperious | assuming power or authority without justification |
Morose | sullen and gloomy |
Yammer | loud and encouraged or repetitive noise |
Scourge | a trochaic who use a whip that is used as for punishment |
Liniment | a liquid or lotion, especially one made with oil, for rubbing on the body to relieve pain |
Plaintive | sounding sad and mournful |
Barley | a type of grain plant |
Mollified | soften the anger or anxiety of someone |
Pugnacious | eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight |
Skeptical | not easily convinced |
Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
Derogatory | showing a critical or disrespectful attitude |
Contorted | twist or bend out of its normal shape |
Brittle | hard but liable to break or shatter easily |
Bridled | to hold back something |
Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
Complacent | showing you self satisfied |