Of Mice and Mean Flashcards

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hobo, package, carton

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bindle

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desperation, hopelessness, anguish

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despair

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3
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waddle, stump, trudge

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lumber

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4
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gloomy, ill-tempered, sulky

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morose

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5
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express, assuming, dramatics

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pantomine

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horizontal, sprawled, lying, flat, resting

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recumbent

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mock, make fun of, scorn

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scoff

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8
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winning, victorious, unbeaten

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triumphant

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bellyache, fuss, gripe, whine, moan

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yammer

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10
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downcast, downhearted, cast down, depressed

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dejected

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pain, torture, agony

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anguish

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scan, observe, examine

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contemplate

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13
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commanding, lordly, overbearing

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imperious

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loaded, burdened, encumbered

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laden

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curse, whip, lash, strap

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scourge

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16
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remove(dead skin), shed, discard

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slough

17
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love, like, adore

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relish

18
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aggressive, defiant, hostile

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pugnacious

19
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cautious, with care, delicately

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gingerly

20
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belittling, disrespectful, diminishing

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derogatory

21
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calm, blunt, ease

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mollify

22
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stomp, march, strut

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flounce

23
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mournful, pathetic, unhappy

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plaintive

24
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gesture, signal, motion

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gesticulate

25
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hatred, malice, disrespect

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contempt