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Of Mice and Men
Term | Definition |
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Junctures | A points of union; connection |
Debris | Fragments of something broken into pieces |
Mottled | Spotted, marked with different colors |
Recumbent | Lying back, resisting or leaning |
Morosely | In a withdrawn or gloomy way; sadly; thoughtfully |
Lumbered | moved clumsily or heavily |
Brusquely | Abruptly, angrily |
Pantomime | Pretending to |
Contemplated | Thought deeply about |
Imperiously | Arrogant, overbearing |
Anguished | With extreme anxiety |
Yammered | Howled or wailed as if in pain; talk loudly and at length |
Scoff | to make fun of |
Mollified | made to feel better |
Pugnacious | aggressive in nature |
Gingerly | moved cautiously and carefully |
Handy | clever and useful |
Ominously | in a threatening way; indication of something bad happening |
Slough | to cast something off; shed |
Derogatory | critical or disparaging; to insult |
Flounced | moved in a exaggerated or angry way |
Plaintively | in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully |
Decisive | able to make decisions quickly |
Complacently | with self-satisfaction; smugly |
Derision | ridicule, mockery, laugh at |
Lynch | to hang |
Concealing | To hide |
Stride | Big Step; accomplishments |
Gnawing | chew, bother |
Entranced | Fill with wonder and delight |
Reprehensible | Very bad, deserving punishment |
Bemused | confused |
Cowering | To crouch in fear |
Regarded | Known as |
Wryly | sarcastic |
Solemnly | serious, in a serious manner |