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of mice and men
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English
10th Grade
10/06/2009

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aloof
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apart, indifferent
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appreciate
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to increase in value
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apprehend
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to seize, arrest, take in to custody; to understand; to become aware of
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belligerent
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waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
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bemuse
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to confuse or to bewilder
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brittle
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fragile, frail, easily damaged
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complacency
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the state of being self-satisfied
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derision
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scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
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imperious
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extremely overbearing
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indignation
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anger as a result of something unjust
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juncture
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a point of joining
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mollify
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to soothe or to appease, to assuage
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monotony
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sameness
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morose
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being sullen or gloomy
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mottled
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marked with spots of different color
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ominous
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threatening
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plaintive
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mournful and expressing sorrow
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pugnacious
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looking for a fight, combative, belligerent
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relish
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to take great pleasure or delight in
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or reprimand
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revere
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to honor, to regard with respect
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scuttle
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to sink
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slough
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to cast off
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stilted
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artificially formal, stiff, pompous
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wispy
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small in amount, fragile, or slight
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