Of Mice And Men (chapter 1-2 Vocabulary)

Question 1

Junctures

Answer 1

Noun | points of union; connections

Question 2

Debris

Answer 2

Noun | fragments of something broken into pieces

Question 3

Mottled

Answer 3

Adjective | Spotted; marked with different colors

Question 4

Recumbent

Answer 4

Adjective | lying back; resting or leaning

Question 5

Morosely

Answer 5

Adverb| In a withdrawn or gloomy way; sadly; thoughtfully

Question 6

Lumbered

Answer 6

Verb | moved clumsily or heavily

Question 7

Brusquely

Answer 7

Adverb | Abruptly, angrily, or bluntly in manner or speech

Question 8

Pantomime

Answer 8

Noun | an imitation of someone else’s mannerism

Question 9

Contemplated

Answer 9

Verb | thought deeply about

Question 10

Imperiously

Answer 10

Adverb | in a haughty, dictatorial, or overbearing manner

Question 11

Anguished

Answer 11

Adjective | with extreme anxiety or torment; distressed

Question 12

Yammered

Answer 12

Verb | howled or wailed as if in pain; whimpered

Question 13

Scoff

Answer 13

Verb | to make fun of; tease

Question 14

Mollified

Answer 14

Adjective | soothed, appeased; calmed

Question 15

Gingerly

Answer 15

Adverb | Very carefully

Question 16

Handy

Answer 16

Adjective | Clever & useful

Question 17

Ominously

Answer 17

Adverb | in a threatening way, indicating something bad is going to happen

Question 18

Slough

Answer 18

Verb | to cast something off; shed

Question 19

Derogatory

Answer 19

Adjective | Critical or disparaging

Question 20

Flounced

Answer 20

Verb | moved in an exaggerated or angry way

Question 21

Plaintively

Answer 21

Adverb | &. A sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

Question 22

Decisive

Answer 22

Adjective | able to make decisions quickly; firm

Question 23

Complacently

Answer 23

Adverb | with self-satisfaction; smugly

Question 24

Pugnacious

Answer 24

Adjective | belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome