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Of Mice And Men Vocab Flashcards

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Debris

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Scattered, broken pieces

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Junctures

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Points of time, critical convergence of times

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Mottled

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Marked or patterned with irregular patches of colors

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Recumbent

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Lying down

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Stilted

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Stiffly or artificially formal, excessively formal

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Bindle

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A collection of things wrapped together; a bundle

Like a hobos stick and bag

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Morosely

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Gloomily,sullenly

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Timidly

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Shyly

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Droned

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Made a low humming sound; spoke monotonously

-go on about something

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Brusquely

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Rudely brief , curt

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Anguished

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Having/showing severe physical/ mental pain

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Jack

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Money

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Scoff

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Jeer;speak contemptuously

  • speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
    synonyms: mock, ridicule, sneer at, jeer at
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Skeptically

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Disbelievingly; doubtingly; questioningly

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Mollified

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To soothe anger/ to calm down

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Pugnacious

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Eager to fight; aggressive

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Gingerly

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Cautiously

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Ominously

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Looking or seeming as if trouble is at hand

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Slough

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To slay; to kill

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Derogatory

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Negative; belittling

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Tart

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A young woman of immoral character

She’s been around or she’s “easy” in a way

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Flounced

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Done in an impatient, annoying manner

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Plaintively

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Sounding sad

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Decisive

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Showing decision and firmness

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Apprehensive

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Feeling anxious or fearful about a possible danger

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Complacently

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Satisfied

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Grizzled

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Grey-haired

Ex- grizzled old man

27
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Derision

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Scorn, ridicule

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Hoosegow

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Prison

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Raptly

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Very intently; focused; absorbed

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Reprehensible

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Deserving rebuke or condemnation for an offense

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Bemused

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Lost in thought

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Wryly

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Mockingly; dryly; with an expression of disgust

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Aloof

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Cool; remote; unconcerned and unfriendly

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Meager

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Scantly(small) in amount

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Liniment

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A topical liquid to relieve body ache

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Scowl

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An angry frown

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Fawning

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Trying to win attention, affection, or favor

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Disarming

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Making it difficult for a person to feel anger

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Sullenness

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Gloominess; sadness; bad temper

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Indignation

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Anger aroused by injustice

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Averted

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Turned away

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Appraised

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Studied; estimated value or quality

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Crestfallen

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Downcast; disappointed at failure

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Woe

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Sorrow; distress

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Bewildered

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Puzzled

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Belligerently

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Waging war; aggressively

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Woodenly

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Stiff; showing no expression

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