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Of Mice and Men 2
Flash Cards
Term | Definition |
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Derision (n.) | an insult |
Reprehensible (adj.) | shameful, deserves bad things |
Cower (v.) Cowering | crouch down in fear |
Ego (n.) | One's sense of self. How you think of yourself. |
Aloof (adj.) | Distant, removed, detached |
Contemptuous (adj.) | Showing or feeling a strong disrespect or dislike; scornful and insulting |
Disarming (adj.) | Charming, making the other person less suspicious. |
Meager (adj.) | Small amount, barely enough. |
to jeer (v.) | Make rude/mocking remarks |
Console (v.) | To calm, to soothe, to pacify. To comfort someone during a time of grief or disappointment. |
Bewildered (adj.) | Someone who is confused, perplexed, puzzled. |
Complacent (adj.) | Feeling satisfied with one's actions and unconcerned with achieving more. |
Ominous (adj.) | Feeling or warning that something bad is going to happen. |
Monotonous (adj.) | Lacking in variety, the same thing over and over again. |
Jeering (adj.) | Rude |
to bewilder (v.) | Cause someone to become perplexed, confused, and puzzled |
a jeer (n.) | A rude/mocking remark |