Of Mice and Men Chapter Two Vocabulary - Williams English III

Ronnie W.
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  1. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  2. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  3. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  4. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  5. handy
    skillful at making things or doing manual tasks
  6. ominously
    in a manner suggesting something bad will happen
  7. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  8. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  9. flounce
    walk in an emphatic or exaggerated way
  10. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  11. decisive
    characterized by resoluteness and firmness
  12. complacently
    in a self-satisfied manner
Created on Fri Sep 20 14:18:22 EDT 2013

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