Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
OFMAN Vocab + Slangs
These are the vocabulary words and slangs in the novella, Of Mice and Men!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pantomime | Acting that consists mostly gestures; no words |
| Contemplated | Considered thoughtfully |
| Reluctantly | Unwillingly; hesitantly |
| Dejectedly | Sadly; depressed or disheartened |
| Mimicking | Imitating |
| Anguished | Showing a feeling of guilt |
| Gestured | Made a motion to express thoughtfully or emphasize speech |
| Skeptically | Showing doubt or disbelief; questioningly |
| Mollified | Pacificed; calmed |
| Ominously | With foreboding |
| Derogatory | Detracting or disparaging |
| Plaintively | Mournfully; sorrowfully |
| Contorted | Twisted or strained out of shape |
| Apprehensive | Uneasy; anxious |
| Profound | Complete; coming from the depth of one's being |
| Complacently | Self-satisfied manner |
| Precede | Go before |
| Concealing | Hiding |
| Subdued | To quiet or control by physical force |
| Impressively | Commanding attention; making a strong impression |
| Subsided | Settled down |
| Entranced | Fascinated |
| Reprehensible | Worthy of blame |
| Bemused | Put into deep thought |
| Mauled | Handled roughly; beaten up |
| Meager | Deficient in quantity |
| Disarming | Endearing, tending to remove hostility |
| Persuasive | Convincing |
| Sullenness | Gloominess |
| Contemptuously | With a feeling of contempt; scornfully |
| Indignation | Anger made by something unjust, mean, or unworthy |
| Appraised | Evaluated |
| Consoled | Comforted |
| Confided | Told private matters |
| Writhed | Twisted |
| Bewildered | Confused, befuddled |
| Sulkily | Gloomily |
| Sniveled | Cried with sniffling |
| Retorted | Sharply replied |
| Belligerently | Hostilely; aggressively |
| Monotonous | Unvarying the vocal tone or pitch |
| Quivering | Trembling |
| Morosely | Glumly; gloomily |
| "Coons" | Raccoons |
| "Jungle-up" | Set up camp |
| "Watchin' that blackboard" | Looking for jobs on blackboards in front of offices |
| "Leave me have it" | Let me have it |
| "Bucking" | The process of harvesting |
| "Bustin' a gut" | Working really hard |
| "Puttin' nothing over" | Tricking |
| "Sock you" | Punch you |
| "Ain't fresh" | Not sanitary or healthy |
| "In hot water" | In trouble |
| "Get a kick outta that" | Really like that |
| "Poundin' their tail" | Working really hard |
| "Blowin' our jack" | Wasting our money |
| "Live off the fatta the lan" | Live off the profits provided by selling crops |
| Cream is so thick "you can hardly cut it" | Milk that is left sitting will separate making a thick cream at the top |
| "Sore as hell" | Really angry |
| "Pants rabbits" | Crabs |
| "I ain't got the poop no more" | Don't have the energy anymore |
| "Gave us a bum steer" | Led in the wrong direction |
| "Strong as a bull" | Extremely strong |
| "What you sellin'?" | What antics are you trying to pull? |
| "Flapper" | Mouth |
| "Old man" | Father |
| "Got on his shoulder" | Something bothering or angering |
| "Picking scraps" | Starting fights |
| "Game guy" | Competitive person |
| "Licks him" | Fights him and wins |
| "Purty" | Pretty |
| "She got the eye" | She is a flirt |
| "Get the can" | Get fired |
| "Let 'im have it" | Fight back |
| "Clear out" | Leave; move out |
| "Leave her be" | Leave her alone |
| "Bits" | Cents |
| "Shove out of here" | Leave |
| "Hit a pocket" | Get lucky |
| "Tangle with" | Fight with |
| "Cuckoo" | Someone that is crazy |
| "Fifty and round" | Fifty dollars plus more |
| "Clean forgot" | Outright forgot |
| "Rabbits an' tells the law" | Runs away quickly and tells the police |
| "Scrammed outta there" | Ran away as quickly as possible |
| "Gut ache" | Stomach ache |
| "Whing-ding" | Great writer, the best |
| "Turning his hands" | Doing any work |
| "Looloo" | A good-looking girl |
| "Yella-jackets" | Yellow-jackets |
| "See the fuss if it comes off" | See the fight if it happens |
| "Flat bust" | Completely poor |
| "Swing her" | Make it happen |
| "Swamp out" | Clean and take care of |
| "Sling" | Throw |
| "Lay offa me" | Leave me alone |
| "Yella as a frog belly" | A coward |
| "Like a fish on a line" | Squirming like a fish that was caught |
| "Took a powder" | Left in a hurry |
| "Twicet" | Twice |
| "Bindle bums" | Lazy migrants |
| "Two-bit" | Two cents; cheap |
| "Two shots of corn" | Two shots of corn whiskey |
| "Roll your hoop" | Game played by children |
| "Trap" | Mouth |
| "Got it doped out" | Got it worked out; figured out |
| "Sonny boy" | Young man |
| "Tenement" | Game |
| "Pitchers" | Movies |
| "Ol' lady" | Wife or mother |
| "Fella" | Fellow |
| "Previews" | Movie openings |
| "An spoke on the radio" | Celebrity interview on the radio |
| "Ringer" | An expert |
| "Greased jack-pin" | A jackhammer |
| "Blow it in" | Waste it |
| "Eatin'" | Bothering |
Created by:
JohnnysteinR
Popular Academic Vocabulary sets