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Of Mice and Men
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English
8th Grade
01/05/2011

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contemplated
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look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully
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droned
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to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz
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morose
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gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood
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imperiosly
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domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
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reluctantly
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unwilling; disinclined; struggling in opposition
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calculating
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capable of or made for performing calculations
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derogatory
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tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory
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gingerly
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cautious, careful, or wary
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mollified
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
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ominous
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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
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pugnacious
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inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative
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cowering
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to crouch, as in fear or shame
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derision
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ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience
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entranced
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to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture
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raptly
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deeply engrossed or absorbed
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reprehensible
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
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sarcastically
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of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply
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meager
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deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate
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aloof
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at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart
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averted
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to turn away or aside
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disarming
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removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile
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mauled
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injure by a rough beating, shoving, or the like; bruise
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accumulated
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to gather over time
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fawning
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bootlicking: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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bewildered
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completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
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contorted
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twisted in a violent manner; distorted
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discontent
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not content; dissatisfied; discontented
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sniveled
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to weep or cry with sniffling
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writhed
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to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
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belligerently
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of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose
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monotonous
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lacking in variety; tediously unvarying
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retorted
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to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it
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woodenly
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consisting or made of wood
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