1. Vocabulary - Of Mice and Men
Section 5
1. pantomime: to express something by exaggerated miming; gesture without
speaking (v.)
2. pugnacious: eager to argue, or fight; quarrel (adj.)
3. ominous: giving the impression that something bad is going to happen (adj.)
4. scowl: to frown in an angry or bad‐tempered way (v.)
5. subdue: to bring under control; conquer; reduce the intensity of
something (v.)
6. reprehensible: deserving punishment (adj.)

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pantomime
1
The policeman pantomimed for the pedestrian to
stop.
to express something by exaggerated
miming (v.)

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pugnacious
2
George became extremely pugnacious once Curley
came in the room, and spoke arrogantly to Lennie.
eager to argue, or fight; quarrel (adj.)

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ominous
3
Curley bolted out of the room, and George looked
ominously at Lennie.
giving the impression that something bad
is going to happen (adj.)

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scowl
4
When Lennie found out Slim had drowned the
puppies, he scowled at him.
to frown in an angry or bad‐tempered
way (v.)

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subdue
5
After the dog was shot, Carlsonʼs anger was
subdued; Candyʼs anger was not.
to bring under control; conquer; reduce
the intensity of something (v.)

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reprehensible
6
Running the red light is a reprehensible action.
deserving punishment (adj.)

8. Vocabulary - Of Mice and Men
Section 7
1. morosely: in an ill‐tempered, upset, gloomy way (adv.)
2. cra6ily: planning in a clever, deceiCul way (adv.)
3. mollified: to be put at ease, calmed down (adj.)
4. douse: pour a liquid over; drench (v.)
5. nuisance: a person, thing, or circumstance that annoys you (n.)
6. subside: to become less intense or severe; to go down a level (v.)

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morosely
1
Last night, I typed up my essay morosely, dreaming
instead about Facebook.
in an ill‐tempered, upset, gloomy way (adv.)
ill‐tempered, upset (adj.)

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craftily
2
They craftily planned how they were going to steal
the car.
planning in a clever, deceiCul way (adv.)

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mollified
3
After listening to my favorite song, I was mollified
and far less angry.
put at ease, calmed down (adj.)
to put at ease or calm down (v.)

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douse
4
Because I refused to wake up, my mom doused me
with iced-cold water.
pour a liquid over; drench (v.)

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nuisance
5
In Georgeʼs opinion, Lennie was a nuisance.
a person, thing, or circumstance that
annoys you (n.)

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subside
6
Once the dog was shot, the smell subsided and
Carlson was content.
to become less intense or severe; to go
down a level (v.)