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Vocabulary #5

Vocabulary #5. Of Mice and Men defintions from dictionary.com. morose (adj.). gloomy (referring to a person or mood). recumbent (adjective). lying down; leaning. scoff (verb). to speak derisively; to mock (often followed by “at”). pugnacious (adjective). combative, belligerent .

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Vocabulary #5

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  1. Vocabulary #5 Of Mice and Men defintions from dictionary.com

  2. morose (adj.) gloomy (referring to a person or mood)

  3. recumbent (adjective) • lying down; leaning

  4. scoff (verb) • to speak derisively; to mock (often followed by “at”)

  5. pugnacious (adjective) • combative, belligerent

  6. gingerly (adverb) • with great care or caution; warily

  7. complacent (adjective) • self-satisfied; pleased with oneself or situation, often without awareness of potential danger

  8. derision (noun) • ridicule; mockery

  9. subdue (verb) • to overcome; to bring under mental or emotional control; to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.)

  10. subside (verb) • to sink to a lower level; to become quiet or less active

  11. entrance (verb) • to fill with delight or wonder; to put into a trance

  12. reprehensible (adjective) • deserving of rebuke; blameworthy

  13. bemuse (verb) • to bewilder or confuse

  14. disarming (adjective) • removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc. by being charming

  15. avert (verb) • To turn away or aside; to ward off or prevent

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