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Of Mice & Men pt1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aloof | at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart |
| appreciate | to be grateful or thankful for |
| apprehend | to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority |
| belligerent | warlike; given to waging war |
| bemuse | to bewilder or confuse (someone) |
| brittle | having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass |
| complacency | a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc |
| derision | ridicule; mockery |
| imperious | domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing |
| indignation | strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger |
| juncture | a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances |
| mollify | to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |