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Vovsbulary of Mice and Men
words from the novel
29
English
9th Grade
09/13/2007

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lumbered
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moved ponderously, as though weighted down
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juncture
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a point fo union or connection
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mottled
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spotted; blotched with colors
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brusquely
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shortly, abruptly; ungraciously harsh
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scourges
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causes of widespread or great affliction
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plaintively
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in a woeful or melancholy tone
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barley
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a cereal grass used in malt beverages, breakfast foods, and stock feeds
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pugnacious
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having a belligerent, aggressive nature; combative; truculent
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skeptically
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uncertainly, doubtfully
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ominously
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menacingly; threateningly
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derogatory
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expressive of a low opinion; degrading; disparaging
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contorted
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twisted into a strange shape or expression
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apprehensive
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anxious; fearful
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profound
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all encompassing; complete
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receptive
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open and responsive
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reprehensible
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deserving of criticism or censure
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solemnly
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seriously; gravely
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aloof
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reserved; emotionally detached
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disarming
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displaying no criticism or hotility; ingratiating
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brutally
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harshly; unfeeling
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contemptuously
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despisingly; disrespectfully
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indignation
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anger araoused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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appraised
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evaluated; judged
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consoled
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comforted; alleviated the grief
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earnestly
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seriiously, intently
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writhed
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turned, twisted, wrenched as if in pain or suffering
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bewildered
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confused; perplexed
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scornfully
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contemptuously; derisively; with angry rejection
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belligerently
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assertively; with hostility
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