of mice and men vocab Flashcards
1
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aloof
A
apart, indifferent
2
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appreciate
A
to increase in value
3
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apprehend
A
to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of
4
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belligerent
A
waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
5
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bemuse
A
to confuse or to bewilder
6
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brittle
A
fragile, frail, easily damaged
7
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complacency
A
the state of being self-satisfied
8
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derision
A
scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
9
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imperious
A
extremely overbearing
10
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indignation
A
anger as a result of something unjust
11
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juncture
A
a point of joining
12
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mollify
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to soothe or to appease, to assuage
13
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monotony
A
sameness
14
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morose
A
being sullen or gloomy
15
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mottled
A
marked with spots of different color
