Of Mice And Men vocabulary list #2

Question 1

(verb) to move swiftly and smoothly

Answer 1

scudded

Question 2

(verb) pierced with a sharp instrument

Answer 2

Lanced

Question 3

(adv.) with negative judgment based upon personal standards

Answer 3

disapprovingly

Question 4

(noun) hip, buttocks, or upper thigh of an animal

Answer 4

haunches

Question 5

(verb) responded in a witty, angry, or insulting manner

Answer 5

retorted

Question 6

(adv.) in a hostile, aggressive, or fighting manner

Answer 6

belligerently

Question 7

(adv.) in an emotionless, unresponsive manner; like wood

Answer 7

woodenly

Question 8

(adj.) uninteresting or boring

Answer 8

monotonous

Question 9

(adv.) in a clever or tricky way

Answer 9

craftily

Question 10

(noun) an act or occasion of winning or being victorious

Answer 10

triumph

Question 11

(adv.) in an obedient manner; without protest

Answer 11

dutifully

Question 12

(verb) to send a shock; to do something abruptly

Answer 12

jarred

Question 13

(n.) scattered pieces of waste or remains

Answer 13

debris

Question 14

(v.) to look closely at someone or something

Answer 14

peer

Question 15

(adv.) in a careful or cautious manner

Answer 15

gingerly