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YL English 9 List 3
Of Mice and Men
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mottled | having spots or patches of color |
| morosely | sullenly, gloomily, dismally, drearily |
| droned | talk in a monotonous voice |
| brusquely | in a blunt, direct, curt manner, often implying rudeness |
| imperiously | in a domineering, arrogant, commanding manner |
| skeptically | in a doubtful, dubious, mistrustful manner |
| gingerly | with extreme care or delicacy |
| pugnacious | ready and able to resort to force or violence; combative, argumentative |
| plaintively | wistfully, mournfully, woefully |
| lumbered | trudged; moved in a slow, heavy, awkward way |