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Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary 9
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English
10th Grade
12/13/2009

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belligerently
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inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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bewildered
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completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
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bristly
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easily antagonized; irascible
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conclusion
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a judgment or decision reached after deliberation
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dutifully
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being careful to fulfill obligations; expressing or filled with a sense of obligation
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entrance
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a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway
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fainter
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lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.
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frantically
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desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied
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gradually
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taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little
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helplessly
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unable to help oneself; weak or dependent; powerless; incapacitated
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hopelessly
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impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc.
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humanity
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the quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence; human nature
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monotonous
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lacking in variety; tediously unvarying
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periscope
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an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight
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sniveled
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an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight
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sorrowfully
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showing or expressing sadness; mournful; plaintive
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steadily
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regularly, or continuously
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struggle
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a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve
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tournament
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a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests
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violently
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acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force
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