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Of Mice and Men
Of Men and Men Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bemuse | to puzzle, confuse or bewilder ( someone) |
| Derision | contemptuous ridicule or mockery |
| Rapt | completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing |
| Reverent | feeling or showing deep and solemn respect |
| Subside | become less intense , violent or severe |
| Aloof | not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant |
| Indignation | anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment |
| Sullen | bad-tempered and sulky, gloomy |
| Writhe | make continual twisting, squirming movement or contortions of the body |
| Belligerent | hostile and aggressive |
| When Lennie was told by Crooks that George may never return from Ms. Suzy Lennie become and threatening to Crooks | Belligerent |
| Candy was hoping that the pain of loosing his dogs would eventually, but his pain continued every day for rest of his life | Subside |
| Lennie was always nice and welcoming to everyone and never seemed to anyone | Aloof |
| Curley told everyone that his hand was destroyed in a machine because he did not want to face any from anyone over losing a fight | Derision |
| Curley's wife was upset when Crooks told her to leave his room, and she responded with at the treatment by threatening to have him lynched | Indignation |
| While George was describing how life would be on the ranch, Candy was listening in, and he was by the idea of living on his own terms | Rapt |
| Curley's wife told Lennie about her dreams but her words would only Lennie's simple mind | Bemuse |
| Lennie did not know how to quiet Curley's wife's screams as she began to in his arms | Sullen |
| Everyone is towards slim, the greatest guy at the ranch | reverent |