Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

Chapter 1 • Morose adj. Sullen; melancholy; gloomy Brusque adj. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt Contemplate v. To consider carefully and at length; ponder

Chapter 1 Anguish n. Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment Stake n. An amount of money; to possess, claim or reserve a share of something (land, profit, etc.)

Chapter 2 • Mollify v. to calm in temper or feeling; soothe; to lessen in intensity Pugnacious adj. Combative in nature; belligerent Complacent adj. Contented; self-satisfied and unconcerned

Chapter 2 • Ominous adj. Menacing; threatening; of or being an omen, especially an evil one Derogatory adj. Belittling; tending to detract or diminish Apprehensive adj. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

Chapter 3 • Derision n. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule; laughingstock Bemuse v. To cause to be bewildered; confuse Cower v. To cringe in fear

Chapter 3 There: in reference to a place or the existence of something It must be difficult to live there. There is a bend in the road.

Chapter 3 • Their: A possessive adjective that indicates that a particular noun belongs to them. My friends lost their tickets. Their pencils mysteriously disappear by first period.

Chapter 3 They’re: A contraction of the words THEY ARE. It’s only used as the subject of a sentence! They’re going to the movies tonight. They’re never going to pass the quiz if they don’t study.

Chapter 4 Aloof adj. Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote Meager adj. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent Desolate adj. Dreary; dismal; gloomy; solitary or gloomy (as in a desolate building or a desolate life)

Chapter 4 Your is a possessive pronoun (so, use it when it shows someone possessing something) I graded your test. Did you check your text? You never responded to my question.

Chapter 4 You’re: a contraction meaning “you are” You’re really getting on my nerves. I guess you’re not going to the game then, right?

Chapters 5 and 6 • Sullen adj. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky Writhe v. To twist, as in pain; struggle, or embarrassment Sulky adj. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn; gloomy; dismal

Chapters 5 and 6 Monotonous adj. Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone; lacking in variety Too: a synonym for “also” and excessively I think he forgot his book, too. I ate way too much for dinner.

Chapters 5 and 6 To: serves two purposes • As a preposition (it will come before a noun) I am going to the store. This pencil belongs to Mrs. Tuckett • As an infinitive (it will come before a word that looks like a verb) He needs to study. I need to eat something.

Chapters 5 and 6 • Two: used as a number • We need to go over number two on your test. • I will have two slices of pizza, please.

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

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