Of Mice and Men Set 1 Flashcards
What does ‘Mottled’ mean?
(verb/adj) to mark with spots or smears of color; blotchy, spotted, specked
What is the definition of ‘Recumbent’?
(adj) lying down/horizontal
What is a ‘Bindle’?
(noun) a bag or sack
What does ‘Dabble’ mean?
(verb) 1) to immerse partially in water and move around gently
2) to take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way
What does ‘Morosely’ mean?
(adverb) gloomily, or sullenly, as a person or mood
Related adjective: Morose
What does ‘Lumber’ mean?
(verb) to move in a slow, awkward way; lurch, stumble, waddle
What does ‘Elaborate’ mean?
(adj) involving carefully arranged parts or details (complex)
(verb) to expand upon or explain something
(verb) to expand upon or explain something
What does ‘Pantomime’ mean?
(verb) to express or represent something extravagantly or exaggeratedly
What does ‘Imperiously’ mean?
(adverb) domineering in an imperious manner; dictatorially, overbearingly, arrogantly
What does ‘Imperious’ mean?
(adj) assuming power/authority without justification
What does ‘Quiver’ mean?
(verb) to tremble or shake with a rapid motion; shake, shiver, shudder
What does ‘Dejectedly’ mean?
(adverb) depressed in spirits; low-spirited, miserable
What does ‘Anguished’ mean?
(adj) experiencing severe mental or emotional pain or suffering
Related noun: Anguish
What does ‘craftily’ mean?
(adverb) - Skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness or deception; cunningly, artfully, slyly
What is the definition of ‘yammer’?
(verb) - Make a loud & repetitive noise
What does ‘mollify’ mean?
(verb) - Appease the anger or anxiety of someone; assuage; placate; calm down
What is the meaning of ‘pugnacious’?
(adj) - Eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight; belligerent; antagonistic; hostile
