CHS Of Mice and Men Vocab
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RinaxKoshita on June 13, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mottled | (adj) spotted or blotched coloring |
| recumbent | in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
| lumber | move heavily or clumsily |
| brusque | Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| imperious | domineering; haughty |
| scoff | to mock; to ridicule |
| yammer | to whine or complain |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| slough | a hollow filled with mud |
| derogatory | belittling |
| flounce | the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful |
| complacent | self-satisfied; smug |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| cowering | to shrink and tremble from fear |
| derision | Ridicule, mockery |
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