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1. Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

2. recumbent (ri kum ' bent) adj. lying down

3. morosely (m Ə ros ' le) adv. in a gloomy way

4. scowled (skould) v. looked angry or threatening

5. mollified (m äl ' Ə fid ' ) v. calmed; soothed; pacified

6. pugnacious (pug na ' sh Ə s ) adj. tending to pick fights

7. ominously ( ä m ' Ə n Ə s le) adv. threateningly; in a way that suggests bad things to come

8. derision ( di rizh' Ə n ) n. scorn

9. euchre ( yoo k Ə r ) n. card game similar to bridge

10. gnawing ( n ô ' ing ) v. cutting and wearing away by biting

11. solitaire ( s ä l' Ə ter' ) n. card game played by one person

12. aloof ( Ə loof' ) adj. distant in one’s manner; reserved

13. liniment (lin ' Ə m Ə nt) n. medicated liquid rubbed on the skin in order to soothe soreness or inflammation

14. taloned (tal ' Ə nd) adj. clawed

15. alfalfa (al fal ' f Ə ) n. plant grown mainly to feed animals

16. complacently (k Ə m pla ' s Ə nt le) adv. in a way that shows too much satisfaction with oneself

17. bewildered (be wil ' d Ə rd) adj. hopelessly confused; puzzled

18. mottled (m ä t ' ’ld) adj. marked with blotches, streaks, or spots of different colors or shades

19. belligerently (b Ə lij Ə r Ə nt le) adv. in a way that shows a willingness or readiness to fight

20. scuttled (skut ' ’ld) v. ran or moved quickly; scurried

21. monotonous (m Ə n ä t ' ’n Ə s) adj. going on in the same tone with little or no variation