Honors English- Of Mice & Men Vocabulary

Imperious

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Lumber

To move in a slow, heavy, and awkward way

Morose

Sullen, ill-tempered, gloomy, sad

Yammer 

A loud and sustained or repetitive noise 

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

Contort

To twist or bend something out of its normal shape

Derogatory 

Showing a critical and disrespectful attitude 

Skeptically

Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

Derision

Ridicule or mockery to someone else

Reprehensible 

Deserving censure, condemnation, or disapproval 

Scuttle

To fun hurriedly or with short, quick steps