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Of mice and men
| words | definitions |
|---|---|
| juncture | an instant of joining |
| to anguish | distress,anxiety, deep worry, suffering |
| debris | |
| despair | the utter loss of hope: feeling complete hopefulness |
| to contemplate | to view or consider with careful and thoughtful attention |
| recumbent | being a state of rest, lying down |
| stake | an amount of money piece of property |
| morose | in a sad, gloomy manner |
| to lumber | to walk heavily |
| bindle | a small number of items rolled up and carried |
| imperious | over bearing, bossy; arrogant |
| euthanasia to euthanize | the act of mercy, killing to kill an animal with mercy |
| hierarchy | an arrangement into a series according to rank : persons or things arranged in rank or classes |
| the Great Depression | a worldwide economic depression 1929-1942(homeless, out of work, poverty) |
| racism | discrimination or hatred based on race |
| migrant workers | a worker that travels from job to job |
| mental retardation | a lack of normal development of intellectual capacities brain damage that limits a person's ability to learn |