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Of Mice & Men Vocab
Of Mice and Men Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Crestfallen | Dejected, discouraged |
Scornful | Open dislike for someone/something |
Mauled | To injure by a rough beating, shoving, etc. |
Aloof | At a distance, especially in a feeling or interest. |
Bemused | Puzzled, confused, or bewildered |
Mollify | To appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) |
Reverently | With deep and solemn respect |
Pugnacious | Inclined to quarrel or fight |
Lynch | Of a mob killing someone, especially by hanging. |
Sullenly | Not friendly; distant |
Juncture | A point of time, especially one made critical by important by a concurrence of circumstances; A crossroad |
Entranced | To fill with delight or wonder |
Scoff | to speak derisively; mock or jeer |
Console | To comfort someone in a time of grief. |
Subsided | To become less intense, violent, or severe |
Debris | Remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins or rubble |
Subdued | (Of a person or their manner) Quiet and rather reflective or depressed |
Receptive | Willing to consider/accept new ideas or suggestions |
Disarming | To remove hostility |