Of Mice and Men Chapter Five Vocabulary

Define JEERING

• Laughing uncontrollably

• Making rude and mocking remarks in a loud voice

• Whispering behind someone's back

• Making false accusations

Define HURLED

• Blinked rapidly

• Threw something with great force

• Ran quickly

• Approached someone aggressively

Define SULLENLY

• In a bed-tempered, sulky way

• In a loud, aggressive way

• In a shy, quiet way

• In a silly, inappropriate way

Define WOE

• Joy or happiness

• Anger or aggression

• Fear or cowardice

• Grief or distress

Define CONSOLED

• Provided comfort for someone

• Talked angrily with someone

• Whispered secretively to someone

• Hit someone with a video game controller

Define CONTORTED

• Greatly bent out of shape

• Buried in a hole

• Brightly coloured

• Larger than expected

Define WRITHED

• Shook or vibrated

• Jumped or leapt

• Rolled or tumbled

• Twisted or squirmed

Define MUFFLED

• Lifted into the air

• Wrapped or padded to stifle a sound

• Hidden in a small space

• Warmed up

Define BEWILDERED

• Completely joyous

• Completely forgotten

• Completely confused

• Completely impressed

Define PAWED

• Touched clumsily

• Touched carefully

• Hit powerfully

• Held tightly