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Of Mice and Men
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| junctures | connections |
| debris | fragment of broken pieces |
| mottled | marked with different colors |
| recumbent | lying back |
| morosely | sadly |
| lumbered | move clumsily |
| brusquely | abruptly,angrily |
| pantomime | pretented |
| contemplated | thought deeply about |
| imperiously | bossy |
| anguished | extreme sadness |
| yammered | howled or wailed in pain |
| scoff | tease |
| mollified | calmed |
| pugnacious | aggressive |
| gingerly | carefully |
| handy | useful |
| ominously | warning you about something bad is gonna happen |
| slough | shed |
| derogatory | insulting |
| flounced | move in an angry way |
| plaintively | sad way |
| decisive | able to make decision quickly |
| complacently | with self satisfaction |
| derision | mockery |
| lynch | hanging to death |
| concealing | hide |
| stride | show confident |
| gnawing | chew |
| entranced | to fill with delight |
| reprehensible | very bad |
| bemused | confused |
| cowering | to crouch |
| regarded | known as |
| wryly | sarcasted |
| solemnly | in a serious manner |
| mauled | beat,battered, or tore at a person or animal |
| aloof | uninvolved with people or events, remote |
| meager | unsatisfactorily small |
| liniment | a pain relieving cream |
| fawning | attempting to please with flattery |
| disarming | charming |
| scornful | feeling great contempt |
| brutally | in a cruel way |
| indignation | anger about an unfairness |
| averted | turned away |
| appraised | looked over |
| cresfallen | downcast |