Of Mice And Men Vocab

Question 1

Recumbent

Answer 1

(especially of a person or human figure) lying down.

Question 2

Morosely

Answer 2

in a sullen, moody manner.

Question 3

Brusquely

Answer 3

markedly short and abrupt

Question 4

Imperiously

Answer 4

something done in an overbearing way

Question 5

Relish

Answer 5

Great enjoyment

Question 6

Pugnacious

Answer 6

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Question 7

Ominously

Answer 7

Threatening

Question 8

Derogatory

Answer 8

Belittling/ putting down

Question 9

Plaintively

Answer 9

someone or something with a pleading, sorrowful, desperate tone

Question 10

Contorted

Answer 10

Twist or bend

Question 11

Disengage

Answer 11

separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected.

Question 12

Complacently

Answer 12

Self-satisfied

Question 13

Derision

Answer 13

contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Question 14

Subdued

Answer 14

Toned down

Question 15

Aloof

Answer 15

Snobby

Question 16

Sullenly

Answer 16

Bad tempered or gloomy

Question 17

Crestfallen

Answer 17

Sad and disappointed

Question 18

Belligerently

Answer 18

Hostility

Question 19

Monotonous

Answer 19

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Question 20

Debris

Answer 20

scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed.