vocab list #1

words from Of Mice And Men

crestfallen

(adjective)having a drooping head; felling shame or humiliation; dejected

bob was ________ when he didn’t make the team.

derision

(noun)the use of ridicule or scorn to show hatred; a state of being laughed at or ridiculed; mockery.

bob was worried he would face ________ from the boys who did make the team.

derogatory

(adjective)expressing a low opinion of someone or something; belittling; disparaging; negative.

bob did not hear a ________ comment from any boys on the team.

indignation

(noun)anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean. righteous (justified) anger.

bob started to feel _________ when he found out a worse player than him made the team.

meager

(adjective)deficient in quantity or quality; insufficient (not enough)

when bob asked the coach about being cut, he told bob that the reason was his ________ experience playing the game.

mollify

(verb)to soothe in temper; to reduce in intensity; to appease; to calm

but then, to try to ______ bob, the coach told him that he really admired his effort and work ethic.

monotonous

(adjective)marked by a same ness of piton and intensity; unvarying, dull.

bob told the coach he didn’t want to be on the team anyway because he found to be _______.

pugnacious

(adjective)having a quarrelsome or combative nature; likely to fight; belligerent

the coach also told bob that he was to _________; hr didn’t want player who were going to get into fights on the field.

reprehensible

(adjective)worthy or deserving of blame; culpable; blame worthy

bob decided the coach was __________ and that it was entirely his fault that he wasn’t on the team.

woe

(noun)deep suffering from misfortune or grief; suffering

Bob’s ________ was even worse after the conversation with the coach; he felt even worse about himself.

abolish

(verb)

to bring something to an end; to conclude

bob thought recess should be ______ because he doesn’t like to go outside.

machination

(noun)

a crafty (sneaky) action designed to accomplish some evil plan; a scheme

Bob was not afraid to resort to _________ to end recess.

malignant

(adjective)

harmful in nature, influence, or effect; injurious

the other students viewed bobs plan as _________ because they did not want to see recess end.

morose

(adjective)

very sad or unhappy; having a gloomy disposition; gloomy

when Bob found out how upset the other students were with him, he became ________

procure

(verb)

to get something by some action or effort; to obtain

Bob decided to give up his quest to abolish recess but only after he _______ the teachers permission to go to the nurses office during recess.

repose

(verb)

to take a rest; to lie at rest; to lie dead

(noun)

a period of rest; a rest

bob enjoyed his daily ______

retribution

(noun)

punishment for doing something wrong; pay back

he deserved _______

subversive

(adjective)

attempting to overthrow or undermine a government of something.

she thought the pranks were ________ .

toil

(Verb)

to work hard; to labor

(noun)

hard work; labor

she _______ all day.

unscathed

(adjective)

not hurt', unharmed, or damaged; unharmed; uninjured

after the fight he was _______