Unit 1 and Of Mice and Men

Ms. Miller (United States of America)
Vocabulary and literary terms
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  1. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  2. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  3. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  4. subside
    wear off or die down
  5. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  6. cower
    crouch or curl up
  7. juncture
    the shape or manner in which things come together
  8. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  9. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  10. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
  11. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  12. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  13. realism
    the attribute of accepting the facts of life
  14. romanticism
    impractical ideals and attitudes
  15. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  16. motif
    a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
  17. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
  18. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  19. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  20. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  21. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  22. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  23. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  24. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  25. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  26. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  27. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  28. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  29. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  30. mimic
    imitate, especially for satirical effect
  31. naturalism
    an artistic movement emphasizing realistic description
Created on Sun Oct 20 16:17:51 EDT 2013

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