Of Mice and Men Vocab Flashcards
1
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Complacency
A
The state of being self-satisfied
2
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Derision
A
Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
3
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Imperious
A
Extremely overbearing
4
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Indignation
A
Anger as a result of something unjust
5
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Juncture
A
A point of joining
6
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Mollify
A
To sooth or to appease, to assuage
7
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Monotony
A
Sameness
8
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Mottled
A
Marked with spots of different color
9
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Plaintive
A
Expressing sorrow and mournfull
10
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Pugnacious
A
Looking for a fight, combative, belligerent
11
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Reprehensible
A
Deserving blame or reprimanding
12
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Revere
A
To honor, to guard with respect
13
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Scuttle
A
To sink (usually a ship)
14
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Slough
A
To cast off
15
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Stilted
A
Artifficially formal
