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Of Mice men (chapter 3-4) Flashcards

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Derision

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Noun | mocking scorn; ridicule

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Lynch

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Verb | to seize and punish someone believed to have committed a crime

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Concealing

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Verb; putting or keeping someone or something out of sight; hiding

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Stride

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Noun; a long step

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Gnawing

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Adjective; persistent and troubling

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Entranced

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Verb; in a state of fascination or wonder

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Reprehensible

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Adjective; highly unacceptable; deserving criticism

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Bemused

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Adjective; caused somebody to be confused or puzzled

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Cowering

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Verb; cringing or moving backwards defensively in fear

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Regarded

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Verb; thought carefully about someone or something; judged

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Wryly

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Adjective; in an amusing and ironic way

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Solemnly

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Adjective; in a humorless or formal manner (seriously)

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Mauled

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verb; beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal

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Aloof

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aloof: adj.; uninvolved with people or events, remote

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Meager

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meager: adj.; unsatisfactorily small;
unsatisfying

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Liniment

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liniment: noun; a pain-relieving cream or ointment

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Fawning

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fawning: adj.; attempting to please with flattery

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Disarming

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disarming: adj.; charming; friendly or trustng

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Scornful

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scornful: adj.; feeling or expressing great contempt for someone or something

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Brutally

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brutally: adv.; in an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way

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Indignation

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indignation: noun; anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing

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Averted

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averted: verb; turned away

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Appraised

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appraised: verb; looked over; made a judgment about

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Sniveled

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sniveled: verb; behaved in a whining or self-pitying way

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Crestfallen

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crestfallen: adj.; downcast, disappointed, or humiliated

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