of mice and men chapter 1 and 2 vocabulary

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adv.; in a withdrawn or gloomy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

yammered

verb; howled or wailed as if in

pain; whimpered

scoff (at)

verb; to make fun of; tease

mollified

adj.; soothed, appeased;

calmed

pugnacious

adj.; belligerent or

aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

gingerly

adv.; very carefully

handy

adj.; clever and useful

ominously

adv.; in a threatening way,

indicating something bad is going to

happen

slough

verb; to cast something off; shed

derogatory

adj.; critical or disparaging

flounced

verb; moved in an exaggerated

or angry way

plaintively

adv.; in a sorrowful or

melancholy way; mournfully

decisive

adj.; able to make decisions

quickly; firm

complacently

adv.; with self-satisfaction;

smugly