Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Chapters 1 -3

Of Mice and Men – Vocabulary Chapters 1 bindle – blanket roll or bedroll contemplated - considered thoughtfully debris – scattered remains of something broken or destroyed. droned – spoke in a repetitive, flat tone imperiously – in a commanding way lumbered – moved clumsily and heavily morosely – in a melancholy and sullen way pantomime – wordless gestures that suggest a story or idea recumbent – reclining or lying down resignedly – dutifully; in an accepting way

Of Mice and Men – Vocabulary Chapters 2 apprehensive – worried; fearful; uneasy brusquely – harshly; rudely complacently – in a self-satisfied manner derogatory – insulting disengage – to release; to set free mollified – calmed; quieted ominously – in a threatening or foreboding manner plaintively – sorrowfully pugnacious – quarrelsome; eager to fight skeptically – with a questioning attitude

Of Mice and Men – Vocabulary Chapters 3 bemused – amazed, bewildered and stunned derision – ridicule or mockery raptly – attentively; in an entranced way receptive – open; encouraging reprehensible – deserving of blame; wrong scuttled – ran hastily; scurried subdued – quieted or mastered; brought under control subsided – settled down; became less agitated welled – rose to the surface wryly – with a dry, sarcastic humor; ironically

Naturalism a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, the view of human actions, decisions and consequences as being determined by natural law. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape orthe rural environment.

Of Mice and Men – Vocabulary Chapters 4 accumulated – collected; gathered aloof – removed; distant meager – of poor quality; weak or skimpy fawning – flatteringly affectionate disarming – friendly; charming sullenly – in a gloomy, sulky way contemptuously – scornfully averted – turned away appraised – examined in order to make a judgement crestfallen – disappointed; dejected

Of Mice and Men – Vocabulary Chapters 5 & 6 suspended – hung; dangling consoled – comforted writhed – twisted or squirmed cringed – shrank back in fear; cowered sluggishly – slowly sniveled – complained or whined tearfully scudded – moved along swiftly; pushed by the wind belligerently – aggressively; prepared to fight monotonous – spoken in a dull and unvarying tone jarred – shaken or jolted