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Of Mice and Men Vocab. List 2
Vocab. List 2
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English
9th Grade
05/31/2009

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bristled
Definition
stiff hair, to stand stiffly on end like bristles of a brush
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pugnacious
Definition
combative in nature, ready to fight
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grizzled
Definition
streaked with or partly gray (hair)
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calculating
Definition
shrewd; crafty, coldly scheming or conniving
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mollified
Definition
pacify, to calm or sooth in temper or feeling
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cesspool
Definition
a covered hole or pit for drainage and sewage, a filthy, disgusting, or corrupt place
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skeptically
Definition
doubtfully, questioning, disbelieving
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derogatory
Definition
belittling, to lessen in value, expressing a low opinion, to diminish or tarnish
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scourges
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an affliction, problem, or disease that causes pain or suffering
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plaintively
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expressing sorrow or melancholy, mournful
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contorted
Definition
to twist or bend severely out of shape; distorted
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apprehensive
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uneasy or fearful that something might happen, anxious, afraid
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gravity
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heaviness or weight, serious or critical nature
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precede
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comes before, in rank or order
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complacent
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self-satisfied, happy with the status-quo, unconcerned
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