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Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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aloof | apart, indifferent |
appreciate | to increase in value |
apprehend | to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of |
belligerent | waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness |
bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
brittle | fragile, frail, easily damaged |
complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
imperious | extremely overbearing |
indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
juncture | a point of joining |
mollify | to soothe or to appease, to assuage |
monotony | sameness |
morose | being sullen or gloomy |
mottled | marked with spots of different color |
ominous | threatening |
plaintive | mournful and expressing sorrow |
pugnacious | looking for a fight, combative, belligerent |
relish | to take great pleasure or delight in |
reprehensible | deserving blame or reprimand |
revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
scuttle | to sink (usually a ship) |
slough | to cast off |
stilted | artificially formal, stiff, pompous |
wispy | small in amount, fragile, or slight |
wooden | stiff, clumsy |