Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Practice

Which word best describes a feeling of severe mental or physical pain or suffering?

• Morose

• Pugnacious

• Anguish

• Gingerly

What term refers to acting in a self-satisfied or unconcerned manner?

• Contemplate

• Complacently

• Pantomime

• Mollify

Which word means to think deeply about something?

• Recumbent

• Debris

• Mollify

• Contemplate

What term describes scattered fragments or remains of something destroyed?

• Debris

• Anguish

• Pantomime

• Pugnacious

Which word means to move or act with great care and caution?

• Morose

• Gingerly

• Complacently

• Recumbent

What term means to soothe or pacify someone who is angry or upset?

• Mollify

• Pugnacious

• Pantomime

• Contemplate

Which word describes someone who is eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight?

• Pugnacious

• Mollify

• Gingerly

• Contemplate

What term describes a position of lying down, especially in a relaxed manner?

• Complacently

• Morose

• Anguish

• Recumbent

Which word best describes a person who is emotionally distant or reserved?

• Aloof

• Disarming

• Meager

• Scornful

The term "avert" most closely means:

• To turn away or prevent

• To judge harshly

• To charm or put at ease

• To criticize severely