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Of Mice and Men voca
Of Mice and Men vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| juncture | a meeting point, a particular point in time |
| To anguish | to feel pain, or to suffer |
| debris | left over bits and pieces |
| despair | loss of hope |
| to contemplate | think about |
| recumbent | reclining, leaning |
| stake | an amount of money |
| morose (adj) | in a sad or gloomy manner |
| to lumber | to walk or move heavily |
| bindle | a small number of items rolled up and carried. |
| imperious | arrogent, bossy |
| apprehensive | anxious, fearful |
| calculating | crafty, sly, cunning |
| mollify | to sooth or soften |
| pugnacious | eager and ready to fight |
| monotonous | dull, tedious, never changing in tone |
| ominous | a foreshadow that something bad will happen |
| complacent | feeling confident in ones actions and unconcerned with achieving more. |
| bewilder | to confuse of astonish |
| console | to help ease someone else's sorrow |
| to jeer | to mock, to abuse verbally, |
| meager | a small amount |
| disarming | charming, persuasive, winning favor or confidence |
| contemptuous | showing or feeling a strong dislike or disrespect. |
| aloof | distant, uninvolved |
| ego | an exaggerated sense of self importance |
| cower | to cringe in feer |
| reprehensible | blame worthy, deserving ridicule |
| derision | An act of mocking someone |