Of Mice and Men Flashcards

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Mottles

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marked with blotches or different colors

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Morosely

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done in a gloomy manner

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Brusquely

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done is a rough or abrupt manner

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Resignedly

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done submissively or obediently

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Lumbered

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moved heavily and noisily

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Contemplated

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Thought about or over

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Imperiously

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done in an overbearing, arrogant, or urging manner

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anguished

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showing great pain

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skeptically

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done with doubt or question

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Mollified

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calmed or confronted

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Pugnacious

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Eager and ready to fight

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gingerly

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done very carefully

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Derogatory

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insults people

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Plaintively

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done in a way to express sorrow

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Ominously

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done in a way to threaten or predict evil

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Complacently

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done with contentment or smugness

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Decisive

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settles disputes or answers questions

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Derision

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act of making fun of

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Reprehensible

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deserving to be punished

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Reverently

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done with a feeling of deep respect

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Sullenly

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done with resentment or gloominess

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Aloof

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keeps at a distance

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Bemused

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confused

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Apprehension

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fear or caution

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Jarred

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to vibrate from impact

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Contemptuously

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done with great anger or bitterness

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Contorted

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twisted out of shape

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Belligerently

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done as if ready to fight

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Scornful

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showing a strong dislike

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Monotonous

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not changing