Of Mice And Men Vocab

Question 1

A type of plant that is grown mostly as food for farm animals

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Alfalfa(n)

Question 2

Suspicion or fear especially of future evil

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Apprehension(n)

Question 3

Angry and aggressive:feeling or showing readiness to fight

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Belligerent(adj)

Question 4

A bundle of clothes or bedding

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Bindle(n)

Question 5

Thickly set with bristles; consisting of or resembling bristles

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Bristly(adj)

Question 6

An underground hole or container for holding liquid waste (such as sewage) from a building

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Cesspool(n)

Question 7

In a self-satisfied manner

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Complacent(adj)

Question 8

Sad because of failure,loss,etc.

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Dejected(adj)

Question 9

To think deeply or carefully about

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Contemplate(v)

Question 10

The act of treating with contempt

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Derision(n)

Question 11

Expressive of low opinion

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Derogatory(adj)

Question 12

In a serious manner

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Earnest(adj)

Question 13

Come out into view, as from concealment

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Emerge(v)

Question 14

With extreme care or delicacy

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Gingerly(adv)

Question 15

A cotton cloth that often has a pattern of colored squares

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Gingham(adj)

Question 16

The upper part of a person’s or animal’s leg

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Haunches(n)

Question 17

A large bird that has long legs and a long neck and bill

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Heron(n)

Question 18

A feeling of righteous anger

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Indignation(n)

Question 19

A liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles

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Liniment(n)

Question 20

To move ponderously

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Lumber(v)

Question 21

Injure badly

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Maul(v)

Question 22

Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

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Monotonous(adj)

Question 23

Of a person: very serious, unhappy, quiet

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Morose (adj)

Question 24

Having spots or patches of color

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Mottled(adj)

Question 25

A long tube that contains lenses and mirrors and that is used to look over or around something and especially by a person in a submarine to see above the surface of the water

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Periscope(n)

Question 26

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight

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Pugnacious(adj)

Question 27

Showing complete interest in something

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Raptly(adv)

Question 28

Willing to listen to or accept ideas,suggestions,etc.

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Receptive(adj)

Question 29

Lying down;in a position of comfort or rest

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Recumbent(adj)

Question 30

A special kind of metal bolt or pin that is used to hold pieces of metal together

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Riveter(n)

Question 31

A laugh at with contempt and derision

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Scoff(v)

Question 32

Something (such as money) that you could win or lose in a game, contest,etc.

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Stake(n)

Question 33

A long thin strip of material (such as leather) that is used to attach something

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Thong(n)