Of Mice and Men Vocab

Question 1

Juncture (noun)

Answer 1

A particular point in event or time/a place where things meet.

Question 2

Mottled (verb)

Answer 2

Mark with spots or smears of color.

Question 3

Morosely (adverb)

Answer 3

Gloomy/in a bad mood

Question 4

Pantomime (noun)

Answer 4

A dramatic entertainment

Question 5

Imperiously (adverb)

Answer 5

Something done in an overbearing way or with a feeling of superiority.

Question 6

Anguish (noun)

Answer 6

Severe mental/physical pain or suffering

Question 7

Mollified (verb)

Answer 7

To appease the anger/anxiety of someone

Question 8

Pugnacious (adj.)

Answer 8

Eager or quick to argue/fight

Question 9

Ominously (adverb)

Answer 9

Something that appears threatening or potentially harmful.

Question 10

Flounded (verb)

Answer 10

To move in an exaggeratedly impatient or friendly manner.

Question 11

Plaintively (adverb)

Answer 11

A sense of sadness or desperation

Question 12

Decisive (adj.)

Answer 12

The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

Question 13

Complacently (adverb)

Answer 13

With satisfaction (not a good thing)