Of Mice men (chapter 3-4) Flashcards
Derision
Noun | mocking scorn; ridicule
Lynch
Verb | to seize and punish someone believed to have committed a crime
Concealing
Verb; putting or keeping someone or something out of sight; hiding
Stride
Noun; a long step
Gnawing
Adjective; persistent and troubling
Entranced
Verb; in a state of fascination or wonder
Reprehensible
Adjective; highly unacceptable; deserving criticism
Bemused
Adjective; caused somebody to be confused or puzzled
Cowering
Verb; cringing or moving backwards defensively in fear
Regarded
Verb; thought carefully about someone or something; judged
Wryly
Adjective; in an amusing and ironic way
Solemnly
Adjective; in a humorless or formal manner (seriously)
Mauled
verb; beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal
Aloof
aloof: adj.; uninvolved with people or events, remote
Meager
meager: adj.; unsatisfactorily small;
unsatisfying
Liniment
liniment: noun; a pain-relieving cream or ointment
Fawning
fawning: adj.; attempting to please with flattery
Disarming
disarming: adj.; charming; friendly or trustng
Scornful
scornful: adj.; feeling or expressing great contempt for someone or something
Brutally
brutally: adv.; in an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way
Indignation
indignation: noun; anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing
Averted
averted: verb; turned away
Appraised
appraised: verb; looked over; made a judgment about
Sniveled
sniveled: verb; behaved in a whining or self-pitying way
Crestfallen
crestfallen: adj.; downcast, disappointed, or humiliated
