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English Vocabulary 2
vocab~of mice and men~9-12-08
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mottled | to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors |
| recumbent | lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest |
| morosely | sullenly melancholy |
| junctures | a place where two things are joined |
| droned | to make a continued, low, dull humming sound |
| lumbered | to walk or move with heavy clumsiness |
| brusquely | in a blunt direct manner |
| pantomime | the telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions |
| imperiously | arrogantly overbearing or domineering |
| anguished | expressing agonizing physical or mental pain |
| yammered | to complain peevishly or whimperingly, whine |
| occupant | one that occupies a position or place |
| splotch | an irregularly shaped spot or discolored area |
| skeptically | marked by or given to doubt |
| liniment | a medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness |
| cesspool | a covered hole or pit for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house |
| grizzled | having fur or hair streaked or tipped with gray |
| mollified | calmed in intensity, temper, or feeling |
| pugnacious | disposed to fight, inclined to fighting |
| gingerly | with great care or delicacy |
| ominously | of or pertaining to an omen |
| slough | to discard as undesirable or unfavorable, get rid of |
| derogatory | disparaging or belittling |
| plaintively | expressive of sorrow or melancholy |
| mourned | made a low, indistinct, mournful sound; to grieve |
| contorted | twisted or strained out of shape |
| apprehensive | fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread |
| disengage | to release from something that holds fast, holds or entangles |
| gravity | grave consequence; seriousness or importance |
| profound | penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious |
| complacently | self-satisfied and unconcerned |
| derision | ridicule |
| receptive | ready or willing to receive favorably |
| scuttled | to scrap or discard |
| rheumatism | any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves, characterized by discomfort or disability |
| quiver | to shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement |
| deliberate | done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects put into a trance |
| entranced | put into a trance |
| reprehensible | deserving rebuke or censure |
| bemused | caused to be engrossed in thought |
| spectacles | a pair of eyeglasses |
| persuasive | tending or having the power to persuade |
| scornful | to feel contempt or disdain toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy |
| dignity | the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect |
| crouched | pressed the entire body close ground with the limbs bent |
| sorrow | mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair |
| viciously | characterized by violent or destructive behavior |
| sniveled | sniffled |
| gradually | advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees |
| scudded | to run or skim along swiftly and easily |
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allisonrhall2
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