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Of Mice and Men 2
Chapter 2 Vocabulary OMAM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scoff | to make fun of someone: ridicule |
| mollified | to reduce the harshness or violence of: pacify |
| pugnacious | showing a readiness to fight |
| gingerly | cautiously, carefully |
| ominously | showing a sign of evil or misfortune to come |
| slogh | a wet and marshy or muddy place. 2. a discouraged or hopeless state |
| derogatory | intended to lower the reputation of a person |
| flounced | to move with exaggerated jerky motions 2. to go with sudden determination |
| plaintively | mournfully, sadly |
| decisive | having the power to decide |
| complacently | self-satisfied |