Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Quiz 1

Juncture can be defined as

• A hole poked into something; a wound

• Two or more points of union or connections

• The distance between two or more points

• A storage house for random items or "junk"

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Debris can be defined as

• A travelling companion; someone meant to share in experiences

• Someone who is a little "slow" in the mind

• A nervous tick or habit that someone has developed due to a sad experience

• Fragments of something broken into pieces

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Mottled can be defined as

• a solid object, which has numerous holes in it, like a screen door

• an object that is moss covered

• an object that is spotted; something marked with different colors

• an object that can best be described as "squishy"

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Recumbent can be defined as

• Standing up quickly, as though startled by a noise

• Lying back; resting or leaning

• Having fallen on the floor and unable to move

• Keeping the eyes down; not looking someone in the face

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Morosely can be defined as

• withdrawn or gloomy; sad about a situation

• angry and nervous about a situation

• having a lack of feeling about a person or place

• showing yourself to be excited when really you are upset

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Lumbered can be defined as

• moving clumsily or heavily

• moving with very little speed; slowly

• moving in a deliberate manner

• moving quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Brusquely can be defined as

• quiet, indirect, whispering manner of speech

• loud or excited manner of speech

• abruptly, angrily, or bluntly in manner of speech

• kind, humble, gentle manner of speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Pantomime can be defined as

• using your hands to communicate with others

• screaming to communicate with others

• an imitation of someone else's clothing style

• an imitation of someone else's mannerisms

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Imperiously can be defined as

• being relaxed and untouched by life

• being haughty or overbearing

• needing evidence to prove something is true

• feeling like everyone hates you

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Yammered can be defined as

• talking or speaking in a fast manner

• speaking a lot, but not saying anything of importance

• slurring your speech due to drugs or alcohol

• howled or wailed as if in pain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4