Of Mice and Men Vocab

Vocab

Bindle

a bundle (bag) of personal possessions, carried by a hobo (noun)

Gingerly

to show care or cautious manner (adverb)

Mollified

appease (satisfy) the anger or anxiety of someone (verb)

Complacently\

to do something in a self satisfied or overly please way (adverb)

Tramps

people who travel on foot (noun)

Stake

wooden post used for support, stick pointy at end (noun)

Morosely

 doing something in a gloomy, ill-tempered manner, unhappiness (adverb)

Recumbent

lying flat, horizontal (adjective)

Precede

to come before, from previous position (verb)

Pugnacious

 eager to fight or argue (adjective)

Reeds

a tall slender leaved plant of the grass family (noun)

Brusquely

to do something in a rude or abrupt way (adverb)

Mottled

marks with spots or smears of color, blotches (adjective)

Pantomime

 a dramatic entertainment, performers express meaning through gestures from music (noun)

Anguished

experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain/suffering (adjective)

Disengage

separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected (verb)

Unslung

remove something from the place where it was (verb)

Scourges

someone or something that causes suffering (plural noun)

Skinner

a person who deals with animal skins (skin animals) (noun)

Swamper

 a handyman, someone that takes care of everyone/everything (noun)