Of Mice And Men -2

Question 1

Appraise

Answer 1

V. To determine the worth of; to estimate the monetary value of

Question 2

Belligerent

Answer 2

Adj. of warlike character; aggressively hostile, bellicose

Question 3

Contorted

Answer 3

Adj. twisted in a violent matter; distorted

Question 4

Crestfallen

Answer 4

Adj. dejected; dispirited; discouraged

Question 5

Douse

Answer 5

V. To pour a liquid over; drench

Question 6

Imperiously

Answer 6

Adj. domineering in a haughty matter; dictatorial; overbearing

Question 7

Jeer

Answer 7

N. To laugh at with contempt

Question 8

Monotonous

Answer 8

Adj. Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

Question 9

Morose

Answer 9

Adj. gloomily or sullenly ill humored, as a person or mood

Question 10

Mottled

Answer 10

Verb used as adjective. Marked with spots or smears of color

Question 11

Pugnacious

Answer 11

Adj. eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Question 12

Recumbent

Answer 12

Adj. lying down; reclining; leaning; inactive; idle

Question 13

Reprehensible

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Adj. deserving censure or condemnation; blameworthy

Question 14

Retort

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V. To say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner. N. A sharp, angry, or wittily incisive response

Question 15

Scoff

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

Question 16

Snivel

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V. To cry and sniffle

Question 17

Subside

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V. To become less intense, violent, or severe

Question 18

Wisp

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N. A small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something

Question 19

Writhe

Answer 19

V. To make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

Question 20

Aloof

Answer 20

Adj. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant