Chapter One Of Mice and Men
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Adora-dora on December 1, 2010
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honors englis 9 (keopke vocab)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Contemplated | to think about something deeply. |
| droned | to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone |
| imperiously | Arrogantly |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| reluctantly | unwillingly |
| calculating | Shrewd; cautious |
| derogatory | insulting or intended to insult |
| gingerly | with extreme care or delicacy |
| mollified | to soften in feeling or temper |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| cowering | cringing in fear |
| derision | ridicule |
| entranced | fill with rapture or delight;enchant;charm |
| raptly | intently |
| reprehensible | wrong |
| sarcastically | in a manner using statements or implications opposite to the underlying meaning |
| accumulated | collected |
| aloof | apart, indifferent |
| averted | turned away |
| meager | poor, scant, unsatisfactory; thin, slight |
| disarming | pleasing |
| mauled | handled or used roughly |
| fawning | groveling; overly admiring |
| bewildered | completely confused; puzzled |
| contorted | twisted |
| discontent | make dissatisfied |
| sniveled | whimpered |
| writhed | struggled |
| belligerently | in a hostile or angry manner |
| monotonous | lacking in variety |
| retorted | answered |
| woodenly | Stiffly; lacking flexibility, relaxation, and grace |
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