Of Mice and Men

MJKubus (United States of America)
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  1. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  2. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  3. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
  4. morosely
    in a sullen, moody manner
  5. brusquely
    in a blunt direct manner
  6. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  7. imperiously
    in a manner showing arrogant superiority
  8. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  9. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  10. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  11. plaintively
    in a manner expressing sorrow
  12. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  13. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  14. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  15. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  16. sullenness
    a sullen moody resentful disposition
  17. contemptuously
    without respect; in a disdainful manner
  18. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  19. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  20. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  21. complacently
    in a self-satisfied manner
  22. sulky
    sullen or moody
  23. belligerently
    in the manner of someone eager to fight
Created on Sun Aug 08 11:48:33 EDT 2021 (updated Sun Aug 08 11:59:29 EDT 2021)

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