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Of Mice and Men voc.
Vocabulary from "Of Mice and Men"
Question | Answer |
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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 |