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Of Mice and Men Vocabulary
Vocabulary from the novel
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English
10th Grade
06/01/2008

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lumbered
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moved ponderously, as though weighted down
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juncture
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a point of union or connection
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mottled
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spotted; blotched with colors
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recumbent
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leaning; resting
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heron
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a long-necked wading bird with a long tapering bill, large winds, and soft plumage
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bindle
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a blanket-roll or a pack of personal belongings
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brusquely
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shortly, abruptly, ungraciously,harsh
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imperiously
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commandingly, arrogantly,dominantly
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morosely
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sullenly, gloomily
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jack (slang)
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money
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yammered
Definition
uttered repreated cries
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scourges
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causes of widespread or great affliction
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swamper
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a general assistant; a handyman; a helper
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graybacks (slang)
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lice
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tick
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a mattress consisting of its tick (fabric case) and its filling
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liniment
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a liquid or semiliquid preparation applied to the skin as a pain reliever
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buck
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a male human being; a man
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buckers
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those who mover or load heavy objects
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skinner
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a driver of draft (team) animals
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cultivator
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a machine used to loosen soil while crops are growing
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plaintively
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in a woeful or melancholy tone
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barley
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a cereal grass used in malt beverages, breakfast foods, and stock feeds
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mollified
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soothed; appeased; assuaged
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pugnacious
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having a belligerent, aggressive nature; combative; truculent
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handy
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clever in using the hands
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skeptically
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uncertainly; doubtfully
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ominously
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menacingly, threateningly
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derogatory
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expressive of a low opinion; degrading; disparaging
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tart
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a prostitute
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trace chains
Definition
two chains, straps,or lines of harness used to attach an animal to something (as a vehicle) to be drawn
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contorted
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twisted into a strange shape or expression
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mules
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shoes or slippers without heel straps; scuffs
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brittle
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sharp, tense, lacking warmth
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bridled
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showed hostility or resentment
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archly
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cleverly, mischievously
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apprehensive
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anxious, fearful
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wheeler
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a draft animal (as a horse or mule) pulling in the position nearest the front wheels of a wagon
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profound
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all encompassing, complete
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complacently
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with self-satisfaction
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grizzled
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streaked with gray
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found
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free food and lodgings in addition to wages
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scuttled
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ran playfully and nimbly, scurried
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derision
Definition
an expression of ridicule or contempt
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receptive
Definition
open and responsive
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rheumatism
Definition
any of variou conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissues
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euchre
Definition
a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win the hand
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kewpie
Definition
a small chubby doll with a topknot of hair
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goo-goo
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(slang) used chiefly in the phrase "goo-goo eyes"; used here to mean those who are "love-struck" or romantic
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hoosegow
Definition
(slang) jail
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reprehensible
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deserving of criticism or censure
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bemused
Definition
lost in thought
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welter (welterweight)
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a boxer weighing between 135 and 147 lbs
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wryly
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cleverly, often with ironic or grim humor
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solemnly
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seriously; gravely
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aloof
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reserved, emotionally detached
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hame
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one or two curved projections which are attached to a collar of a draft animal and to which the traces are fastened
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fawning
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humble; spiritless
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disarming
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displaying no criticism or hostility, ingratiating
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booby hatch
Definition
(slang) insane asylum
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brutally
Definition
harshly, unfeelingly
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sullenness
Definition
gloominess; disagreeableness; sulkiness
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contemptuously
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despisingly; disrespectfully
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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bindle stiffs
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hoboes, homeless migratory workers
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floozy
Definition
a disreputable woman
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appraised
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evaluated, judged
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crestfallen
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dejected, disheartened
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consoled
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comforted, alleviated the grief
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earnestly
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seriously, intently
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writhed
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turned, twisted, wrenched as if in pain or suffering
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sulkily
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moodily, sullenly
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writhed
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turned, twisted, wrenched in pain or suffering
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scudded
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moved swiftly as if driven forward
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skittered
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glided or skipped lightly or quickly along a surface
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snooker
Definition
a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of various colors
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scornfully
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contemptuously; derisively; with angry rejection
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belligerently
Definition
assertively, with hostility
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dutifully
Definition
with a sense of duty, obligation or respect
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