To shrink and tremble from fear

The use of ridicule or scorn to make fun of someone, mockery

Able and willing to listen to and accept information, new ideas, etc.

In a manner which is full of scorn, hatred, or disapproval

Became less excited, calmed down

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Of Mice and Men 3-4

Vocabulary for Of Mice and Men Chapters 3-4

Question	Answer
Cowering	To shrink and tremble from fear
Derision	The use of ridicule or scorn to make fun of someone, mockery
Euchre	A card game
Receptive	Able and willing to listen to and accept information, new ideas, etc.
Reprehensible	Deserving of criticism
Aloof	Distant, removed
Contemptuously	In a manner which is full of scorn, hatred, or disapproval
Scornful	Full of disrespect; disdainful
Spectacles	Eyeglasses
Subsided	Became less excited, calmed down