1. Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary
Chapters 1 -3

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.