Of Mice and Man Vocabulary Flashcards
Bemuse
to bewilder or confuse (someone)
Snivel
to weep or cry with sniffling.
Pugnacious
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
Disengage
to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten:
ex:”to disengage a clutch.”
Aloof
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
ex:”They always stood aloof from their classmates.”
Recumbent
lying down; reclining; leaning.
Writhe
to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
Reprehensible
deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
Maul
To injure someone
Mottled
spotted or blotched in coloring.
Derision
ridicule; mockery:
ex: “The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.”
Plaintive
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful:
ex:”a plaintive melody.”
Ominous
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
ex:”an ominous bank of dark clouds.”
Morose
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
Indignation
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger
