Of Mice & Men Vocabulary

Question 1

bindle

Answer 1

a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo

Question 2

brusquely

Answer 2

abrupt in manner, blunt; rough

Question 3

juncture

Answer 3

a point of time, especially one made critical or important by circumstance

Question 4

morosely

Answer 4

gloomy or sullenly ill humored as a person or mood

Question 5

recumbent

Answer 5

lying down, inactive

Question 6

archly

Answer 6

in an arch or roguish manner

Question 7

complacently

Answer 7

pleasant; complaisant

Question 8

derogatory

Answer 8

tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing

Question 9

mollified

Answer 9

to soften in feeling or temper

Question 10

pugnacious

Answer 10

inclined to quarrel or fight readily

Question 11

bemused

Answer 11

bewildered or confused

Question 12

bleat

Answer 12

to utter the cry of a sheep

Question 13

derision

Answer 13

ridicule

Question 14

reprehensible

Answer 14

deserving of reproof; blameworthy

Question 15

rheumatism

Answer 15

any disorder of the extremities or back, pain/stiffness

Question 16

aloof

Answer 16

at a distance especially in feeling or interest

Question 17

appraise

Answer 17

estimate value

Question 18

fawning

Answer 18

to seek notice

Question 19

indignation

Answer 19

strong displeasure

Question 20

scornful

Answer 20

contemptuous

Question 21

bewilder

Answer 21

to confuse or puzzle completely

Question 22

pulley

Answer 22

one of the simple machines

Question 23

snivel

Answer 23

to weep or cry- tearful state

Question 24

sullenly

Answer 24

showing ill humor by gloomy silence

Question 25

haunches

Answer 25

the hip

Question 26

monotonous

Answer 26

lacking in variety; tediously unvarying

Question 27

quivering

Answer 27

to shake with a slight but rapid motion

Question 28

waggle

Answer 28

to wobble or shake