Of Mice and Men Vocabulary: Chapter 2 Flashcards
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scoff
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to make fun of; tease (V)
2
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mollified
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soothed, appeased, calmed (V)
3
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pugnacious
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belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome (adj)
4
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gingerly
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very carefully (adj)
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handy
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clever and useful (adj)
6
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ominously
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in a threatening way, an indication something bad is going to happen (AV)
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slough
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to cast something off; shed
8
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derogatory
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critical or disparaging
9
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flounced
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moved in an exaggerated or angry way
10
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plaintively
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in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully
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decisive
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able to make decisions quickly; firm
12
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complacently
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with self-satisfaction; smugly
