of mice and men and the stranger in the woods vocab

recumbent

adj: lying down, reclining

bindle

noun: a bundle of bedding

morosely

adv: gloomily, sullenly

imperiously

adv: in a domineering or bossy way

pugnacious

adj: aggressive, quarrelsome, hostile, belligerent

ominously

adv: in a threatening or dangerous way

derogatory

adj: negative, insulting, degrading, belittling

plaintively

adv: in a pitiful, mournful, or melancholy way

mules

noun: a slipper or shoe with no heel or back part

complacently

adv: pleased with oneself, self-satisfied, smug

euchre

noun: a card game

reprehensible

adj: deserving blame

reverently

adv: deeply respectful

aloof

adj: reserved, distant

liniment

noun: ointment, lotion

fawning

adj: overly flattering, eager to please

sullenness

noun: bitterness, gloominess

contemptuously

adv: scornfully, hostilely

indignation

noun: annoyance, displeasure, anger

averted

verb: turned away, avoiding contact

appraised

verb: estimate the value of

crestfallen

adj: dejected, discouraged

contorted

adj: twisted, deformed, disfigured

writhed

verb: struggled, twisted

mottled

adj: spotted, blotchy, speckled

gingham

adj: checkered cotton fabric

belligerently

adv: warlike, aggressively

monotonous

adj: unchanging, boring, dull

veracity

n: truthfulness

imminent

adj: about to occur

scrutinize

v: examine very closely

fortitude

n: internal strength and resolve

pilfer

v: to steal

serendipity

n: luck, good fortune

innocuous

adj: harmless, inoffensive

incarcerated

adj: imprisoned

kvetching

n: complaining (Yiddish)

nebulous

adj: vague, indistinct

epistolary

adj: related to letter-writing

cryptic

adj: mysterious, puzzling, confusing

tranquility

n: peacefulness, serenity, calmness

rudimentary

adj: primitive, basic

unfettered

adj: freed from, liberated

forage

v: to search for food or provisions of any kind

spry

adj: energetic, active, nimble

autonomy

n: independence, self-sufficiency, freedom

verbatim

adj: word for word

misanthropic

adj: having distrust or hatred of humankind

quintessential

adj: the most perfect example of something

deity

n: a god

venerate

v: to worship or treat with great respect

lethargy

n: lack of energy, sluggishness

eccentric

adj: odd, peculiar

indolent

adj: lazy, avoiding work

adamant

adj: utterly unyielding, stubborn

anomaly

n: deviation from normal; someone or something who does not fit in

nonchalant

adj: coolly unconcerned, indifferent, casual

denizens

n: inhabitants, residents

connoisseur

n: an expert

apocryphal

adj: false, fake, doubtful in origin

emaciated

adj: extremely thin, wasted away

demeanor

n: behavior, conduct

docile

adj: gentle, easygoing, agreeable

visage

n: facial expression or appearance