Of Mice & Men Vocabulary -- E10

Front

(verb) gather or acquire an increasing number

Back

accumulate

Front

(verb) to share a secret with trust

Back

confide

Front

(adjective) anxious or fearful about something bad

Back

apprehensive

Front

(adjective) puzzled, confused, bewildered

Back

bemused

Front

(verb) speak mockingly; laugh dismissively

Back

scoff

Front

Make rude and mocking remarks

Back

jeer

Front

Monotonous

Back

Dull, tedious, lacking variety

Front

Light description in stable buck's room

Back

Meager yellow light

Front

"She whimpered and ___________ to the packing box, and jumped in among the puppies."

Back

cringed

Front

Lennie's smile at the compliment

Back

complacently