Vocab Week 7 (Of Mice and Men)

Question 1

cesspool

Answer 1

1. a covered hole or pit for receiving drainage or sewage

2. a filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt place

Question 2

writhe

Answer 2

to twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment

Question 3

contemplate

Answer 3

to consider carefully and at length

Question 4

derogatory

Answer 4

disparaging, belittling, disrespectful

Question 5

derision

Answer 5

contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule

Question 6

woe

Answer 6

deep distress or misery, as from grief; wretchedness,regret

Question 7

ominous

Answer 7

menacing, threatening

Question 8

monotonous

Answer 8

sounded or spoken in a changeless tone; repetitive;boring

Question 9

receptive

Answer 9

ready or willing to receive favorably

Question 10

crestfallen

Answer 10

dispirited and depressed; dejected

Question 11

aloof

Answer 11

distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

Question 12

reverence

Answer 12

an act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy

Question 13

indignation

Answer 13

anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy

Question 14

drone

Answer 14

to speak in a monotonous tone

Question 15

apprehension

Answer 15

fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread

Question 16

reprehensible

Answer 16

deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy

Question 17

fawning

Answer 17

attempting to win favor from infliuential people by flattery

Question 18

mollify

Answer 18

to calm in temper or feeling; soothe, pacify

Question 19

pantomine

Answer 19

performance using gestures and body movements without words

Question 20

pugnacious

Answer 20

fond of fighting, combative, belligerent

Question 21

morose

Answer 21

gloomy, sullenly melancholy

Question 22

belligerent

Answer 22

inclined or eager to fight, hostile or aggressive