Mice And Men Glossary Terms Flashcards by Aurelian Ogbeide

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Anguished

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Severe mental or physical pain

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Bindle

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A bundle carried by a hobo

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Brusquely

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Abrupt of offhand manner

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Bucking

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Oppose or resist

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Morosely

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Sullen or I’ll tempered

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Recumbent

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Lying down or a bike

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Apprehensive

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Anxious or fearful

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Archly

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Suggests you know more than someone else

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Axles

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A rod or shaft that connects to a pair of wheels

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Bridled

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For a horse/ show one’s resentment

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Buckets

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A person employed to carry, shovel and/or lift

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Cesspool

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An underground container for the temporary storage of watwr

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Derogatory

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Showing critical or disrespectful attitude

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Handy

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Someone helpful or good with their hands

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Jerkline skinner

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The main driver of a mule team

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Liniment

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A rub to relieve pain

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Pugnacious

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Eager or quick to argue

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Rouged

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Coloured with rouge

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Scourges

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A whip

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Swamper

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A laborer

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Vials

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A small container usually made out of glass

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Alfalfa

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A versatile herb

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Bemused

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Puzzled or confused

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Cowering

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Crouch down in fear

Derision

Ridicule or mocking

Hoosegow

Jail

Reprehensible

Deserving censure of condemnation

Rheumatism

Arthritis

Aloof

Not friendly

Crestfallen

Sad and disappointed

Hame

2 curved pieces of iron

Indignation

Anger or annoyance

Meager

Lacking in quantity or quality

Contemptuous

Showing contempt

Whinnied

A horse noise

Belligerently

Hostile and aggressive

Gingham

Lightweight plain - woven Cotten cloth

Monotonous

Dull, tedious and repetitive

Scornfully

Feeling or expressing contempt or derision

Sullenly

Bad tempered and sulky