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Chapters 1 & 2
Of Mice and Men vocablulary - Chapters 1 & 2
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9th Grade
03/14/2013
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Junctures
 Definition
Place where things join, union
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Debris
 Definition
Fragments of something destroyed
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Mottled
 Definition
Smeared mark with spots of different colors
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Recumbent
 Definition
Lying down, resting
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Morosely
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Ill-temperedly
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Lumbered
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Moved awkwardly and clumsily
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Brusquely
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In a blunt, direct manner
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Pantomime
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Expressing something through gestures
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Contemplated
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To think about
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Imperiously
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Arrogant, assuming authority
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Anguished
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Severe pain or suffering
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Yammered
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Complained repeatedly, whimpered, howeled
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Scoff
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To speak about something mockingly; to make fun of someone to hurt them
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Mollified
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To have anger appeased
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Pugnacious
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To be eager to fight
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Gingerly
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Cautiously, carefully
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Handy
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Convinient, clever
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Ominously
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Given an impression that something bad will happen
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Slough
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To be cast off
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Derogatory
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Critical, disrespectful
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Flounced
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To move in a lively or bouncy manner
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Plantively
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Sadly, mournfully
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Decisive
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Settling an issue, able to make decisions
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Complacently
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In a self-satisfied manner, "good enough"
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