Vocabulary Flashcards Of Mice and Men chapters 1 and 2

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Recumbent

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(adjective) lying down; implying the posture of one sleeping or resting

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Pantomime

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(noun) a performance using gestures and facial expressions without words

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Stilted

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(adjective) too formal, stiff, or unnatural in manner; forced (typically used to describe the way a person talks or writes)

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Droned

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(verb) to speak in a quiet, dull tone that is unchanging and considered boring

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Imperiously

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(adverb) arrogantly or dominantly; acting in a way that commands immediate attention, expecting to be obeyed

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Anguish

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(noun) severe pain, extreme distress caused by mental or physical suffering

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Morosely

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(adverb) showing a gloomy or disagreeable mood, resentfully silent

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Emerge

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(verb) to come forth; to move out of or away from something and come into view

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Lumber

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(verb) to move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

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Resignedly

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(adverb) in a way that calmly accepts something unpleasant or difficult that cannot be changed