Of Mice And Men Vocab

Question 0

Morose

Answer 0

Sullen, ill-tempered, gloomy

Question 1

Mottled

Answer 1

Marked with spots or patches of color

Question 2

Imperious

Answer 2

Arrogant, domineering, commanding; assuming power or authority without justification

Question 3

Recumbent

Answer 3

Leaning, resting

Question 4

Brusque

Answer 4

Short, abrupt, harsh

Question 5

Burlap

Answer 5

Course cloth woven from fiber

Question 6

Scoff

Answer 6

To speak in a scornful or mocking way

Question 7

Scourges

Answer 7

Causes of widespread suffering

Question 8

Mollify

Answer 8

To appease, soothe, assuage

Question 9

Pugnacious

Answer 9

Having a belligerent, aggressive nature; combative; truculent

Question 10

Mules

Answer 10

Shoes or slippers without heels or straps

Question 11

Cultivator

Answer 11

A machine used to loosen soul while crops are growing

Question 12

Lumber

Answer 12

To move heavily though weighted down

Question 13

Bucker

Answer 13

A worker who moves or loads heavy objects

Question 14

Skinner

Answer 14

A driver of draft (team) animals

Question 15

Barley

Answer 15

A cereal grass used in malt beverages, breakfast foods, and stock feeds

Question 16

Skeptically

Answer 16

Doubtfully, uncertainly

Question 17

Ominously

Answer 17

Threateningly, menacingly

Question 18

Derogatory

Answer 18

Expressive of a low opinion; degrading; disparaging

Question 19

Archly

Answer 19

Cleverly; mischievously

Question 20

Reprehensible

Answer 20

Deserving of criticism or censure

Question 21

Bemused

Answer 21

Lost in thought

Question 22

Solemnly

Answer 22

Seriously, gravely

Question 23

Aloof

Answer 23

Emotionally detached; not friendly or forthcoming