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Vocab for Of Mice and Men
Chapter 2
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English
9th Grade
02/07/2018

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Abruptly: The wind abruptly caught the umbrella.
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Suddenly
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Mollified: The pacifier mollified the baby.
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Soothed
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bindle: The hobo carried his bindle over his shoulder.
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A sack to carry belongings in.
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pugnacious: The boxer was pugnacious.
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inclined to fight
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morose: When her dog died, the little girl was morose for months.
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unhappy, depressed, gloomy
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majesty: Slim moved with majesty
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attractive with graceful movements
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Apprehensive: The boy was apprehensive as he approached the Principal's office.
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Anxious, fearful
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Archly: The thief archly planned to steal the jewelry.
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Slyly
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Bridled: Curly bridled at what George said.
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became angry
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Complacently: He complacently picked up the money off the table.
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in a self-satisfied way
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contorted: The Joker's face contorted into a strange grin.
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twisted
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Derogatory: The student said derogatory things about the teacher.
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offensive or negative
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Dousing: The fireman gave the house a good dousing with the water hose.
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soaking
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Flounced: The girl flounced out of the room.
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moved with impatience
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Gravity: He didn't realize the gravity of the situation until the cops came.
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seriouness
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Grizzled: The old man had a grizzled beard.
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streaked with gray
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Intently: She stared intently at the sky looking for a falling star.
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firmly, focused
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laden: The shopper was laden with packages as she walked to her car.
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burdened
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Liniment: The vet put liniment on the horse's sore leg.
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soothing balm or salve, type of medicine you rub on
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ominously: The thunder crashed ominously before the rain started.
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threateningly, in a way that sounds scary or evil
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Plaintively: The teenager plaintively begged to go with his friends to the game.
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mournfully, pleadingly
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Precede: Thunder precedes lightning in a storm.
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goes before
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scoff: The bully scoffed at his latest victim.
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to mock
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scowled: The techer scowled when Jim wouldn't stop talking in class.
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frowned angrily
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scrappy: When Amy was in a bad mood her mom said she was scrappy because she liked to argue.
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quarrelsom, argumentative
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skeptically: Mr. Smith looked at the student skeptically when he was told the dog had ate the student's homework.
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doubtfully
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slough: The snake had to slough off his skin.
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to cast off
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Vials: The laboratory was full of colorful vials of liquid.
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bottles
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