Of Mice and Men Chapter One Vocabulary

Define JUNCTURES

• desserts

• questions

• connections

• junkyards

Define DEBRIS

• clever and useful

• fragments of something broken into pieces

• an imitation of someone else's mannerisms

• marked with different colours

Define MOTTLED

• spotted; marked with different colours

• moved clumsily or heavily

• friendly or trusting

• thought deeply about

Define RECUMBENT

• lying back; resting or leaning

• a long step

• highly unacceptable

• a green vegetable

Define MOROSELY

• angrily

• fearfully

• sadly

• happily

lumbered

• moved out of the way

• ducked down

• moved quickly

• moved clumsily or heavily

Define BRUSQUELY

• angrily

• sadly

• happily

• fearfully

Define PANTOMIME

• Anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing

• An imitation of someone else's mannerisms

• Attempting to please with flattery

• An act of winning

Define CONTEMPLATED

• Threw something with great force

• Provided comfort to someone

• Thought deeply about

• Struck at repeatedly

Define YAMMERED

• Spoke softly

• Howled or wailed as if in pain

• Whistled

• Laughed loudly