Of mice and men Vocab
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- fawning
- to show affection
- receptive
- open to things
- ominously
- portending evil or harm
- derision
- mockey;ridicule
- tick
- mattress covering
- swamper
- handyman; some who perform odd jobs--such as cleaning.
- cesspool
- underground ressvior for liquid waste; fitly place or state
- patomime
- gesture instead of word
- belligerently
- eager to fight
- dronded
- to speak dully
- woe
- sadness
- stable buck
- a stable is a building where horses are kept. A buck, in this case is derogatory word for black man. A stable buck would be a black man who works in a stable
- mollified
- calming down
- crestfallen
- disappointed
- writhed
- to twist or bend in a awkward way
- pugnacious
- inclined to quarrel or fight readily
- reverence
- to show respect
- luger
- German semiautomatic pistol
- skinner
- a mule driver
- bindle [slang]
- a bundle, as of bedding, carryied by a hobo
- jack [slang]
- money
- contemplated
- deeply thinking(of something)
- aloof
- reserved; at a distance
- derogatory
- tending to lessen the reputation or person anything
- indignation
- righteous anger
- apprehension
- a view, opinion, or idea on any subject
- monotonous
- no variation of tone
- morosely
- ill-temper, glum
- reprehensible
- deserving blame