Of Mice and Men: Ch. 3, Of Mice and Men Ch. 4

derision

(n) scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

receptive

(adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions

lynch

(v) putting a person to death, usually by hanging, without legal authority.

euchre

(n) a card game

San Quentin

(n) a state prison located north of San Francisco, CA.

hoosegow

(n) a slang term for a jail

reprehensible

(adj) deserving blame or punishment

bemused

(adj) confused; bewildered

welter

(n) a type of boxer or wrestler

On the Country

(slang) have nowhere to go; be put on welfare

maul

(v.) to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; (n.) a heavy hammer

liniment

(n.) a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

fawning

(v.) gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by flattery

irritably

(adv.) in an annoyed manner; grumpily

conceal

(v.) To hide

sullenness

(n.) a gloomy, ill-tempered feeling; to be pouty

contemptuous

(adj.) feeling hatred; scornful

indignation

(n.) anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

avert

(v.) to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid

appraise

(v.) to assess the worth or value of