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OMM List 1

Words From Steinbeck's Mice & Men, list 1

TermDefinition
contemplate to think about; to consider; to reflect
anguished describes a feeling of great physical or mental pain; tortured; suffering; distressed.
brusquely quickly; bluntly; harshly; roughly
derogatory belittling and insulting; critical; disparaging
debris remains; wreckage; fragments of something that has been destroyed or broken
mimic to imitate; to copy
morosely in a sad, gloomy manner; sullen
elaborate expressed in great detail; complicated; involved
stake a share or interest in something, particularly through money risked in it; personal or emotional interest, concern or involvement.
abrupt hasty; rushed; sudden
apprehensive anxious; fearful; hesitant
cesspool a covered underground tank or well for the collection of waste matter, esp. sewage; a foul and putrid place or situation.
scowl to make an angry look with a frown or glare; to grimace
skeptically doubtfully; distrustfully; suspiciously
calculating shrewd; scheming; devious; conniving
gingerly in a careful, cautious way.
mollify to soothe; to pacify; to calm
complacent in a pleased, satisfied manner; unworried; content
pugnacious eager and ready to fight; confrontational
ominous in a threatening way; suggesting that something bad is going to happen or be revealed.
derogatory belittling and insulting; critical; disparaging
peer to look closely at something to see it more clearly; to examine
tart a woman of loose morals; one who is prone to be unfaithful
viciously cruelly; brutally; fiercely; nastily
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