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Of Mice and MenVocabulary
recumbent(ri kum' bent)
adj. lying down
morosely(mƏ ros' le)
adv. in a gloomy way
scowled(skould)
v. looked angry or threatening
mollified
(mäl' Ə fid')
v. calmed; soothed; pacified
pugnacious(pug na' shƏs)
adj. tending to pick fights
ominously(äm' Ə nƏs le)
adv. threateningly; in a way that suggests bad things to come
derision(di rizh' Ən)
n. scorn
euchre(yoo kƏr)
n. card game similar to bridge
gnawing
(nô' ing)v. cutting and wearing away by biting
solitaire(säl' Ə ter')
n. card game played by one person
aloof(Ə loof')
adj. distant in one’s manner; reserved
liniment(lin' Ə mƏnt)
n. medicated liquid rubbed on the skin in order to soothe soreness or inflammation
taloned(tal' Ənd)
adj. clawed
alfalfa(al fal' fƏ)
n. plant grown mainly to feed animals
complacently(kƏm pla' sƏnt le)
adv. in a way that shows too much satisfaction with oneself
bewildered(be wil' dƏrd)
adj. hopelessly confused; puzzled
mottled
(mät' ’ld)adj. marked with blotches, streaks, or spots of different colors or shades
belligerently(bƏ lij Ər Ənt le)
adv. in a way that shows a willingness or readiness to fight
scuttled(skut' ’ld)
v. ran or moved quickly; scurried
monotonous
(mƏ nät' ’n Əs)adj. going on in the same tone with little or no variation