Of Mice and Men

Vocab definitions

Contemplate

To think about or consider thoughtfully

Scoff

to scorn; to mock; to ridicule; to dismiss with contempt

Elaborate

Complex; detailed

Grizzled

Streaked with gray; gray haired

Pugnacious

Inclined to fight or be aggresive

Degatory

Negative; insulting; critical

Aloof

unfriendly; cold; remote

Indignation

outrage

Reprehensible

Blameworthy; at fault; guilty; in the wrong

Avert

Avoid; turn away; look away

Bleat

Whine; moan; make a noise like a calf or sheep

Crestfallen

sad; disappointed; humiliated

Complacent

passive; unworried; content

Sullenly

Sadly; gloomily

Belligerent

Hostile; quarrelsome; loud mouthed; confrontational

Writhe

Twist or squirm, often in discomfort

Mollify

Soothe; calm; pacify; appease

Retort

angry reply

Imperious

Domineering or overbearing

Dejectedly

Sadly; gloomily; done in a discouraged way

Morose

Sulky or sullen; gloomy in nature

Contemptuous

Scornful; disdainful; disrespectful

Liniment

pain relieving lotion

Archly

mischievously; playfully; slyly

Plaintively

Mournfully; pleadingly

Lynch

To kill or execute by hanging