Of Mice and Men- Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Mottled

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Spotted or blotched in coloring

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Junctures

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Something by which two things are joined

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Recumbent

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Lying down; reclining; leaning

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Pantomime

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The art or techniques or conveying emotions, actions, feelings etc., by gestures without speech

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Unslung

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Removed from being slung

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Bindle

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A bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions

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Morosely

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Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored

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Periscope

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Optical instrument for viewing objects that are above level of direct sight

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Reluctantly

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Unwillingly; disinclined

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Bucking

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To throw or attempt to throw

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Brusquely

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Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

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Contemplated

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To consider; think fully or deeply about

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Dejectedly

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Depressed in spirits; disheartened

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Elaborate

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Worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness

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Mimicking

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To imitate or copy in speech, action, etc. often playfully or derisively

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Anguished

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Excruciating or acute distress, suffering or pain

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Gestured

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Movement of the body that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.

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Droned

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In a dull, low, monotonous buzz

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Lumbered

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To heap together in disorder

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Glimmer

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To appear faintly