Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

Lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate

• earnest

• confide

• meager

• subside

An act of moving back or withdrawing

• appraise

• derogatory

• retort

• retreat

Quiet and reflective or depressed

• subdued

• honest

• subside

• reassured

A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance

• reprehensible

• contemplate

• nuisance

• deliberate

Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

• contemplate

• apprehensive

• bewildered

• indignation

Being hostile and aggressive

• earnestly

• reassure

• belligerently

• derogatory

To reply to something in a quick and often angry way

• indignation

• nuisance

• contemplate

• retorted

The state of being perplexed and confused

• confided

• appraise

• bewildered

• deliberate

With sincere and intense belief

• meager

• contemplate

• earnestly

• monotonous

Tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others

• reassure

• confide

• nuisance

• subside