Mice and Men Ch 1-2 Vocab

junctures

noun: points of union; connections

debris

noun: fragments of something broken into pieces

mottled

adj: spotted; marked with different colors

recumbent

adj; lying back; resting or leaning

morosely

adv: in a withdrawn or gloomy way; sadly; thoughtfully

lumbered

verb: moved clumsily or heavily

brusquely

adv: abruptly, angrily, or bluntly in manner or speech

pantomime

noun: an imitation of someone else’s mannerisms

contemplated

verb: thought deeply about

imperiously

adv: in a haughty, dictatorial, or overbearing manner

anguished

adj; with extreme anxiety or torment; distressed

abruptly

adv: sudden or unexpected

apprehensive

adj: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

archly

adv: playfully; with playful slyness

Contorted

verb: bent out of shape

complacently

adv: pleased with one’s abilities

derogatory

adj: a saying or action that lessens another person, object, idea, etc

mollified

adj: to soften in feeling or temper

liniment

noun: a liquid that is rubbed onto skin for bruises and sprains, usually soothing

pugnacious

adj: inclined to quarrel or fight readily

ominously

adjj: In a threatening way