Of Mice and Men Chapter 5 & 6 Vocab

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Belligerently

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• inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

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Bewildered

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• deeply or utterly confused or perplexed

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Consoled

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to alleviate grief, sense of loss, or trouble of; comfort

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Earnestly

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serious manner; not lightly, casually, or flippantly

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Gingham

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a clothing fabric usually of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weave

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Hovered

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to remain suspended over a place or object

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Monotonous

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• uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone; marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity

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Scornfully

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• without respect; in a disdainful manner

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Wisps

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•  a small handful (as of hay or straw)

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Writhed

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• to twist from or as if from pain or struggling