Of Mice and Men Vocab. Ch. 3 & 4
concealing Definition Context hiding He reached down and picked the tiny puppy from where Lennie had been concealing it against his stomach.
subdued to quiet or bring under control by physical force Definition Context to quiet or bring under control by physical force Slim gazed at him for a moment and then looked down at his hands; he subdued one hand with the other, and held it down.
impressively commanding attention; making a strong impression Definition Context commanding attention; making a strong impression Whit laid down his cards impressively.
subsided Definition Context settled down He subsided, grumbling to himself, threatening the future cats which might dare to disturb future rabbits.
entranced fascinated George sat entranced with his own picture. Definition Context fascinated George sat entranced with his own picture.
reprehensible worthy of blame; deserving disapproval Definition Context worthy of blame; deserving disapproval When Candy spoke they both jumped as though they had been caught doing something reprehensible.
bemused put into deep thought; puzzle, confuse, or bewilder Definition Context put into deep thought; puzzle, confuse, or bewilder They all sat still, all bemused by the beauty of the thing, each mind was popped into the future when this lovely thing should come about.
meager lacking in quantity or quality Definition Context lacking in quantity or quality In the stable buck’s room a small electric globe threw a meager yellow light.
indignation with a feeling of contempt; scornfully Definition Context with a feeling of contempt; scornfully She was breathless with indignation.
appraised Definition Context evaluated She appraised him coolly.