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Chapter 2
Of Mice and Men
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scoff (at) | to speak derisively; mock; jeer |
| Mollified | to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |
| pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |
| gingerly | with great care or caution; warily. |
| handy | within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible |
| ominously | portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: |
| slough | an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region |
| derogatory | tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory |
| flounced | to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements |
| plaintively | expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: |
| decisive | having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: |
| complacently | pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied |