Of Mice and Men Vocabulary 4-6

Front

not friendly; cool or distant

Back

aloof

Front

writhed

Back

continual twisting, squirming movement

Front

Response to a remark or accusation

Back

retort

Front

Move fast in a straight line

Back

scud

Front

to turn away

Back

avert

Front

twist or bend out of normal shape

Back

contort

Front

bad tempered; gloomy; depressed

Back

sullenness

Front

To send a painful or damaging shock through the body

Back

jarred

Front

lacking in quantity or quality

Back

meager

Front

To make rude or mocking remarks

Back

Jeering