Of Mice and Men Vocabulary List juncture noun line or point at which two things are joined – – skitter verb to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly; to skim along a surface – – pantomime noun a significant gesture without speech – – imperiously adverb in a domineering and haughty manner – – morosely adverb- in a sad, gloomy manner – graybacks noun lice; parasites – – swamper noun a handyman; someone who performs odd job including – – cleaning slough verb to get rid of – – mollify adjective soothe or pacify – – skinner noun the driver of a team of mules – – douse verb to be drenched with liquid – – grizzled - adjective gray – subdue verb- to reduce the intensity, force, or vividness; to tone down – gnawing adjective continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful – – hoosegow noun slang for jail – – reprehensible adjective deserving of criticism – – fawning - adjective attempting to win favor from influential people (synonym – for sycophant and toady!) bewilder - verb to confuse or puzzle completely – waggle verb to move repeatedly from side to side – – pugnacious adjective eager and ready to fight – – verb- to judge appraise – dabble verb- to play or splash as in the water – debris noun- the remains of something broken or destroyed – unslung verb to remove; to take off – – mottled adjective having a variety of hues or colors; variegated, like marble – –
Of Mice and Men Vocabulary List juncture – noun – line or point at which two things are joined skitter – verb – to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly; to skim along a surface pantomime – noun – a significant gesture without speech imperiously – adverb – in a domineering and haughty manner morosely – adverb- in a sad, gloomy manner graybacks – noun – lice; parasites swamper – noun – a handyman; someone who performs odd job including cleaning slough – verb – to get rid of mollify – adjective – soothe or pacify skinner – noun – the driver of a team of mules douse – verb – to be drenched with liquid grizzled - adjective – gray subdue – verb- to reduce the intensity, force, or vividness; to tone down gnawing – adjective – continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful hoosegow – noun – slang for jail reprehensible – adjective – deserving of criticism fawning - adjective – attempting to win favor from influential people (synonym for sycophant and toady!) bewilder - verb – to confuse or puzzle completely waggle – verb – to move repeatedly from side to side pugnacious – adjective – eager and ready to fight appraise – verb- to judge dabble – verb- to play or splash as in the water debris – noun- the remains of something broken or destroyed unslung – verb – to remove; to take off mottled – adjective – having a variety of hues or colors; variegated, like marble
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