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Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary 8
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English
10th Grade
12/04/2009

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cautiously
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tentative or restrained; guarded; careful
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conscious
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aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
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consoled
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to lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort
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contorted
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to become twisted, distorted, or strained
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disapprovingly
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to have an unfavorable opinion; express disapproval
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discontent
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not content; dissatisfied
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emphasis
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something that is given great stress or importance
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furiously
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extremely angry; enraged
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gesture
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to show, express, or direct by movements of the hand or body
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hovered
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to keep lingering about; wait near at hand
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interrupted
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to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something
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jarred
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to have a sudden and unpleasant effect upon (the feelings, nerves, etc.)
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jeering
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to abuse vocally; taunt
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miserably
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attended with or causing misery
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muffled
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o deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means
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reassure
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to restore to assurance or confidence
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reassured
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to have restored or assured confidence
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retorted to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to.
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to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way.
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suspended
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to hang by attachment to something above
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viciously
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unpleasantly severe
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