of mice and men vocabulary chapter 2

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swamper

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(n.): a handyman; someone who performs odd jobs often involving cleaning

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(n.): a handyman; someone who performs odd jobs often involving cleaning

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tick

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(n.) mattress covering

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(n.) mattress covering

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stable buck

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(n.): a stable is a building where horses are kept. A buck, in this case, is a derogatory word for a black man. A staple buck, then, would be a black man who works in a stable.

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(n.): a stable is a building where horses are kept. A buck, in this case, is a derogatory word for a black man. A staple buck, then, would be a black man who works in a stable.

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skinner

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(n.) a person who prepares or deals in skins or hides

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(n.) a person who prepares or deals in skins or hides

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cesspool

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(n.): a deep hole in the ground into which sewage from sinks, toilets, etc. is drained

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(n.): a deep hole in the ground into which sewage from sinks, toilets, etc. is drained

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ominously

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(adv.): in a threatening way

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(adv.): in a threatening way

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pugnacious

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(adj.): eager and ready to fight

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(adj.): eager and ready to fight

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derogatory

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(adj.): belittling and insulting

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(adj.): belittling and insulting

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mollified

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(adj.): soothed; pacified

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(adj.): soothed; pacified

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skeptically

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(adv.): To be skeptical is doubt or question something. George is doubting that the bunk house, and especially his mattress, is really clean

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(adv.): To be skeptical is doubt or question something. George is doubting that the bunk house, and especially his mattress, is really clean