Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

bindle

bindle

bag or sack (baggage) typically used in American depictions of hobos

despair

loss of absence or hope

lumbered

move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

morosely

sullen, gloomy, ill-humored way

pantomime

express or represent by extravagant and exaggerated mime

periscope

apparatus made of a tube attached to a set of mirrors to see things out of sight

recumbent

lying down

scoff

speak to someone or something in a mocking way

triumphantly

in a way that shows great happiness or joy at a victory or achievement

yammered

talk foolishly or incessantly

bridled

put a bridle on a horse or showing one’s resentment

complacently

with pleasure or satisfaction/confidence

contorted

twisted or bent out of the normal shape

deliberately

intentionally

derogatory

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

liniment

lotion used for relieving body pain

majesty

royal power, impressive stateliness, dignity, or beauty

mollified

appease the anger or anxiety of

ominously

in a way that suggest something bad is going to happen

pugnacious

eager or quick to argue, fight

bemused

puzzled, confused, or bewildered

cultivator

a person who develops land, mechanical implement for breaking up soil or uprooting weeds

entranced

fill someone w/ wander and delight, holding their attention

nuisance

person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance

phonograph

a record player

raptly

w/ intense joy or delight

reprehensible

deserving censure or condemnation

solemnly

w/ deep sincerity

solitaire

card games played by one person, object to use up all one’s cards

subdued

(of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed

accumulated

gathered over a period of time

aloof

cool and distant

appraised

assess the value or quality of

apprehension

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

contemptuously

in a scornful way that shows disdain

crestfallen

sad and disappointed

dignity

state of being worthy of respect

indignation

anger provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

meager

lacking in quantity or quality

spectacles

another term for glasses

consoled

to alleviate or lessen the grief or sorrow of

discontent

dissatisfied

earnestly

w/ deep and sincere feeling

fury

unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like

gesture

use of movements to express thought, emotion, etc.

gloom

darkness; state of depression

gradually

by small degrees or little by little

passion

strong emotion or feeling; love or hate

reassurance

something that soothes, comforts, or restores confidence

writhed

to twist the body about in pain

belligerently

warlike

dutifully

in a way that requires obligations or expectations

emphasis

prominence given to something

frantically

in a distraught or anxious manner

gingham

lightweight plain-woven fabric - checker board pattern

jarred

having an unpleasant, annoying or disturbing effect

monotonous

dull, tedious, and repetitious

mottled

marked w/ spots or smears of colors

scornfully

w/o respect or in a disdainful manner

triumph

great victory or achievement