Of Mice And Men Vocab Flashcards
A type of plant that is grown mostly as food for farm animals
Alfalfa(n)
Suspicion or fear especially of future evil
Apprehension(n)
Angry and aggressive:feeling or showing readiness to fight
Belligerent(adj)
A bundle of clothes or bedding
Bindle(n)
Thickly set with bristles; consisting of or resembling bristles
Bristly(adj)
An underground hole or container for holding liquid waste (such as sewage) from a building
Cesspool(n)
In a self-satisfied manner
Complacent(adj)
Sad because of failure,loss,etc.
Dejected(adj)
To think deeply or carefully about
Contemplate(v)
The act of treating with contempt
Derision(n)
Expressive of low opinion
Derogatory(adj)
In a serious manner
Earnest(adj)
Come out into view, as from concealment
Emerge(v)
With extreme care or delicacy
Gingerly(adv)
A cotton cloth that often has a pattern of colored squares
Gingham(adj)
The upper part of a person’s or animal’s leg
Haunches(n)
A large bird that has long legs and a long neck and bill
Heron(n)
A feeling of righteous anger
Indignation(n)
A liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles
Liniment(n)
To move ponderously
Lumber(v)
Injure badly
Maul(v)
Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Monotonous(adj)
Of a person: very serious, unhappy, quiet
Morose (adj)
Having spots or patches of color
Mottled(adj)
A long tube that contains lenses and mirrors and that is used to look over or around something and especially by a person in a submarine to see above the surface of the water
Periscope(n)
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight
Pugnacious(adj)
Showing complete interest in something
Raptly(adv)
Willing to listen to or accept ideas,suggestions,etc.
Receptive(adj)
Lying down;in a position of comfort or rest
Recumbent(adj)
A special kind of metal bolt or pin that is used to hold pieces of metal together
Riveter(n)
A laugh at with contempt and derision
Scoff(v)
Something (such as money) that you could win or lose in a game, contest,etc.
Stake(n)
A long thin strip of material (such as leather) that is used to attach something
Thong(n)
