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Of Mice and Men 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anguished | A feeling of great physical or mental pain. |
| Brusquely | Abruptlty |
| Contemplate | To think deeply |
| Debris | Remains |
| Juncture | Where two things come together |
| Morosely | Sadly |
| Mottled | Having a variety of colors |
| Recumbent | Lying back |
| Lumbered | Moved heavily |
| Pantomine | An intimation of someone elses' mannerism |
| Yammered | Howled or wailed as if in pain |
| Imperiously | Bossy |
| Scoff | Tease |
| Mollified | Calmed |
| Pugnacious | Aggressive |
| Gingerly | In careful manner |
| Handy | Useful |
| Ominously | A threatening way of indicating something is going to happen |
| Slough | Shed |
| Derogatory | Critical way of insulting |
| Flounced | Moved in a angry way |
| Plaintively | In a sad way |
| Decisive | Able to make decisions quickly |
| Complacently | In self satification |
| Derision | Mockery |
| Lynch | Put to death by hanging illegally |
| Concealing | To hide |
| Stride | To walk with confidence |
| Gnawing | To bite consistently |
| Entranced | To fill of wonder |
| Reprehensible | Very bad |
| Bemused | Puzzled |
| Cowering | To crouch in fear |
| Regarded | Known as |
| Wryly | Sarcastically |
| Solemnly | Seriously |