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Of Mice and Men Vocab
65 vocab words from the book
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11th Grade
01/25/2009
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dejectedly
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depressed; sad; disheartened
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bridled
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showing hostility or resentment
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pugnacious
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belligerent, aggressive
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contorted
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twist into a strange shape or expression
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ominously
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threatening; menacing
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raptly
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engrossed, wholly absorbed
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mollified
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sooth, calm, appease
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cowering
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to shrink away
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scornfully
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contemptuous, despising
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quivered
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shake, tremble
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sulkily
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moody, gloomy, sullen
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woe
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grief, distress, regret
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earnestly
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serious, intent, sincere
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retorted
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quick, witty reply, reply sharply
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derogatory
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degrading, disparaging
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calculating
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shrewd, scheming
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appraised
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evaluate, judge
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yammered
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utter repeated cries
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profound
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marked by intellectual depth
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complacently
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with self-satisfaction, content
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timidly
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lacking in courage or self-confidence
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plaintively
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in a melancholy, sad tone
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subdued
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bring under control, reduce the intensity
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belligerently
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aggressive attitude, in a hostile way
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meager
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deficient in quantity, scant, insufficient
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skeptically
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doubt, disbelief
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archly
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cleverly, mischievously
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mauled
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beaten up, handled roughly
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sullenness
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gloomy, sulkily, disagreeable
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writhed
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twist, turn, wrench in pain
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monotonous
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dull, uttered in one tone or pitch
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entranced
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carry away with delight, fascinate
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receptive
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open, responsive
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sniveled
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whine, cry
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scourges
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causes of widespread affliction
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scowled
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frown, express displeasure
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anguished
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tormented, in extreme pain, distressed
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recumbent
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lean, rest
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brusquely
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abrupt, ungraciously harsh
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust
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crestfallen
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dejected, disheartened, sad
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scoff
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mock, scorn
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consoled
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comfort, alleviate grief, soothe
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droned
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talk in a dull, monotonous tone
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imperiously
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domineering, dominant
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hovered
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to remain suspended over a place
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solemnly
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serious, earnest, grave
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morosely
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gloomy, glum, sullen
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disarming
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favorable, endearing, ingratiating
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discontent
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restless, dissatisfaction
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contemptuously
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despising, disrespectful
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averted
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to turn away
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fawning
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humble, submissive
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apprehensive
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anxious, fearful, uneasy
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reprehensible
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deserving criticism, worthy of blame
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subsided
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to settle down, to become quiet
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aloof
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reserved, emotionally detached
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derision
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expression of ridicule or contempt
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wryly
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clever, matter-of-fact
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sarcastically
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sharp utterance to cause pain
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bemused
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deep in thought, mystified
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reverently
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worshipful
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contemplated
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consider thoughtfully, ponder
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slough
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cast off, dispose of
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flounced
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moved with motions of displeasure
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