CHAPTER ! MICE AND MEN

junctures

noun; points of union; connections

debris

noun; fragments of something broken into pieces

mottled

adj.; spotted; marked with different colors

recumbent

adj.; lying back; resting or leaning

morosely

adv.; in a withdrawn or gloomy way; sadly; thoughtfully

lumbered

verb.; moved clumsily or heavily

brusquely

adv.; abruptly, angrily, or bluntly in manner or speech

pantomime

noun; an imitation of someone else’s mannerisms

contemplated

thought deeply about

imperiously

adv.; in a haughty, dictatorial, or overbearing manner

anguished

adj.; with extreme anxiety or torment; distressed

yammered

verb; howled or wailed as if in pain; whimpered