Of Mice And Men- Chapter 2

Question 0

Scourges

Answer 0

A person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism

Question 1

Laden

Answer 1

Burdened; loaded down

Question 2

Relish

Answer 2

Pleasurable appreciation of anything

Question 3

Stocky

Answer 3

Of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually short

Question 4

Peered

Answer 4

To look narrowly or searchingly, as in the effort to discern clearly

Question 5

Mollified

Answer 5

To soften in feeling or temper

Question 6

Calculating

Answer 6

Shrewd; cautious

Question 7

Pugnacious

Answer 7

Inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative

Question 8

Gingerly

Answer 8

With care or caution; warily

Question 9

Ominously

Answer 9

Portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening;inauspicious

Question 10

Slough

Answer 10

To be or become shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake

Question 11

Derogatory

Answer 11

Tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory

Question 12

Rouged

Answer 12

Any various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips

Question 13

Bridled

Answer 13

To draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment

Question 14

Archly

Answer 14

Playfully roguish or mischievous

Question 15

Lamely

Answer 15

Crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty

Question 16

Grizzled

Answer 16

Having gray or partly gray hair

Question 17

Disengage

Answer 17

To release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten

Question 18

Complacency

Answer 18

Pleased; complaisant

Question 19

Precede

Answer 19

To go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time