Of mice and me Flashcards

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Despair

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Complete loss or absence of hope

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Lumber

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Move in a slow heavy awkward way

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Recumbent

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Lying down

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Yammer

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Talk foolishly

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Mollify

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Appease anger or anxiety of someone

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Contorted

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Twisted or bent out of usual shape

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Complacent

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pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied; smug

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Bemused

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Puzzled or confused

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Entranced

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Fill someone with delight/hold their attentions

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Subdued

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quiet and rather reflective or depressed; (of color or lighting) soft and restrained

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Meager

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Lacking in quality or quantity

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Aloof

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Not friendly, distant

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Indignation

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Anger or annoyance provoked by unfair treatment

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Gingerly

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Careful or cautious manner

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Fawning

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displaying exaggerated flattery or affection

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Avert

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Turn away, prevent or ward off

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Crestfallen

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Sad or disapointed

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Bridled

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Show one’s resentment or anger

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Brusquely

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In a rough short or blunt way

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Ominously

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In a way that suggests something bad is going to happen

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pugnacious

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Eager or quick to argue

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Scoff

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speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way

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Imperious

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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Drone

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make a continuous low humming sound; speak tediously in a dull monotonous tone

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Scowl

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frown in an angry or bad-tempered way