Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Of Mice and Men • Definitions

What is the definition of 'brusque'?

• Intense sadness or suffering

• Acting without words to tell a story

• To explain in more detail or add more information

• Being blunt or curt in behavior

What is the definition of 'despair'?

• To come out or appear

• Feeling sad and downhearted

• A faint, small, or gentle light

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

What word means intense sadness or suffering?

• anguish

• morose

• despair

• resignation

What word means to explain in more detail or add more information?

• pantomime

• brusque

• elaborate

• despair

What is the definition of 'morose'?

• Feeling sad and downhearted

• Feeling very sad and gloomy

• To explain in more detail or add more information

• Intense sadness or suffering

What is the definition of 'juncture'?

• A point in time where things join

• To explain in more detail or add more information

• Lying down or reclining in a resting position

• Going from side to side or level

What is the definition of 'glimmer'?

• A faint, small, or gentle light

• Lying down or reclining in a resting position

• Feeling sad and downhearted

• Going from side to side or level

What is the definition of 'dejected'?

• Small pieces of broken or scattered materials

• Being blunt or curt in behavior

• A point in time where things join

• Feeling sad and downhearted

What word means small pieces of broken or scattered materials?

• debris

• imperious

• anguish

• juncture

What is the definition of 'horizontal'?

• Small pieces of broken or scattered materials

• Being blunt or curt in behavior

• To come out or appear

• Going from side to side or level