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Of Mice and Men voc.
Vocabulary from "Of Mice and Men"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anguish | pain and suffering |
| bemused | confused or puzzled |
| brusque | harsh, blunt or rough |
| complacent | comfortable, content |
| contemplate | To think or to ponder |
| dejected | sad, disappointed or despondent |
| derision | scorn, ridicule or criticism |
| derogatory | belittling or insulting |
| drone | to ramble or to speak in a dull, boring manner |
| imperious | arrogant,overbearing, or dictatorial |
| mollify | to soften someone's temper, to passify, to calm down |
| morose | depressing, negative, obsesses with doom and gloom |
| ominous | foreboding or threatening |
| plaintive | sad or mournful |
| pugnacious | angry, quarrelsome or inclined to fight |
| recumbent | lying down or reclining position |
| reprehensible | unforgiveable or blame worthy |
| scoff | to laugh at or to mock |
| skeptical | doubtful or wary |
| subdue | to calm down or to reduce the intensity |