Of Mice and Men Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary

highly unacceptable; deserving criticism

• Reprehensible

• Derision

• Aloof

• Appraise

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

serious, humorless, or formal manner

• Maul

• Solemn

• Meager

• Brutal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

amusing and ironic, seems serious but isn’t

• Wry

• Meager

• Appraise

• Cower

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

cringe or move backward defensively in fear

• Avert

• Cower

• Sullen

• Gnawing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

to quiet or bring under control through physical force

• Meager

• Maul

• Subdue

• Subside

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

look over; make a judgment about

• Wry

• Brutal

• Appraise

• Cower

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

• Cower

• Fawning

• Sullen

• Derision

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

beat, batter, or tear at a person or animal

• Meager

• Reprehensible

• Cower

• Maul

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

feeling or expressing great dislike for someone or something

• Cower

• Subside

• Scornful

• Fawning

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

put or keep someone or something out of sight; hide

• Conceal

• Subdue

• Aloof

• Appraise

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A